蓝色

The Chinese word 蓝色 (lán sè) for "blue" is composed of two characters: 蓝 (lán) and 色 (sè). The character 蓝 originally meant "indigo" or "dark blue," and it is thought to have originated from the Old Chinese word *lam, which referred to a type of blue dye made from the leaves of the indigo plant. The character 色 (sè) means "color," and it is used in combination with other characters to form compound words for different colors. In the case of 蓝色, the character 色 is used to indicate that the word refers to a specific color, rather than to the indigo plant itself.The word 蓝色 has been used in Chinese for centuries, and it is found in a variety of texts, including poetry, literature, and scientific writing. It is also used in everyday speech, and it is the most common word for "blue" in modern Chinese.