No. 1,815 in Chinese
蓝
Blue.
In a sentence
天上的蓝天令人心旷神怡。
The blue sky overhead is very refreshing.
Here, '蓝天' (blue sky) uses '蓝' as an adjective describing a natural phenomenon.
她喜欢蓝色的衣服，因为蓝显得清新优雅。
She likes blue-colored clothes because blue appears fresh and elegant.
In this sentence, '蓝色' (blue color) employs '蓝' as the root word forming a noun phrase to describe an attribute.
蓝鲸是世界上最大的海洋生物。
The blue whale is the largest marine creature in the world.
In '蓝鲸' (blue whale), '蓝' is used metaphorically in a noun compound, representing the distinct color associated with the whale.
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