The Chinese word for indigo is
靛青
Chinese Definition
| indigo | |
| 1. 名词. 青 | |
| Components | |
| 靛 | |
| 1. indigo (dye) | |
| 2. indigo (colour) | |
| 彩虹 七 色 是 紅 橙 黃 綠 藍 靛 紫。 - The seven colours of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. | |
| 青 | |
| 1. (Hokkien) Alternative form of 鮮 (chhiⁿ) | |
| 2. fresh | |
| 3. (of clothes) bright; pretty; neat |
Translations for 青 and their definitions
| 靛青 | |
| 1. n. indigo (substance) | |
| 2. n. indigo (color) |
| 靛藍 | |
| 1. n. indigo (substance) | |
| 2. n. indigo (colour) |
| 靛蓝 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 靛藍 |
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