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靛
diàn
1. indigo pigment
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 16 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

靛
diàn
indigo, blue dye
16 丶

Compound Words (12)

山靛
shāndiàn
mercury
蓝靛
lándiàn
indigo
青靛
qīngdiàn
indigo
靛油
diànyóu
aniline oil
靛白
diànbái
indigo white
靛色
diànsè
indigo (color)
靛花
diànhuā
indigo
靛蓝
diànlán
indigo (dye)
靛青
diànqīng
indigo
靛蓝色
diànlánsè
indigo blue
靛冠噪鹛
diànguānzàoméi
(Chinese bird species) blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi)
红橙黄绿蓝靛紫
hóngchénghuánglǚlándiànzǐ
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

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Word Frequency Rank
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