cǎn

archaic
literary

Meaning of

黪 means bluish-black; dark bluish color; dim; gloomy; dark and murky. Pronounced cǎn.

  • bluish-black; dark bluish color
  • dim; gloomy; dark and murky

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

tóu
cǎn
zài
yuè
guāng
xià
fàn
zhe
yōu
guāng
 

His bluish-black hair glimmered faintly in the moonlight.

Zhè
jiàn
páo
de
yán
tuì
chéng
cǎn
 

The color of this ancient robe has faded to a dark bluish hue.

Huà
jiā
yòng
cǎn
xuàn
rǎn
chū
wǎn
de
jìng
 

The painter used a bluish-black color to depict the tranquility of the night.