(qīng)

Green/Blue (nature); young; youth

How 青 is written

Strokes
8
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Common words using 青

青年 qīngnián
youth; youthful years; young person
青春 qīngchūn
youth; youthfulness
青春期 qīngchūnqī
puberty; adolescence
刺青 cìqīng
tattoo
小青年 xiǎoqīngnián
young person; youngster
年青 niánqīng
youthful
憤青 fènqīng
angry youth; positive term used to describe young Chinese with extreme nationalistic tendencies; see also 糞青|粪青[fen4 qing1]
殺青 shāqīng
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc); to finalize; to kill-green (a step in the processing of tea leaves)
青天 qīngtiān
clear sky; blue sky; upright and honorable (official)
青少年 qīngshàonián
adolescent; youth; teenager
青山 qīngshān
Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[Wu3 han4 shi4], Hubei; Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市|包头市[Bao1 tou2 shi4], Inner Mongolia
青島 qīngdǎo
Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong

青 in a sentence

這座山青山綠水,風景很美。

Zhè zuò shān qīngshān lǜshuǐ, fēngjǐng hěn měi.

“This mountain has green hills and clear waters; the scenery is beautiful.”

How common is 青?

青 is the 497th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 75.7% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 青

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