BloomkoHSK 2 · Colours
蓝
lán
blue
Stroke order of 蓝
蓝 is written with 13 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
Memory trick
The '艹' indigo plant you '监' watch over yields blue dye.
Parts: 艹 grass/plant + 监 (phonetic, to oversee)
Example sentence
今天的天特别蓝。
The sky is especially blue today.