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青
Qīng
1. abbr. for [[青海<Qīnghǎi>]], Qinghai Province
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 8 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

青
qīng
nature's color; blue, green, black; young
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

丁青
Dīngqīng
Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture [[昌都地區|昌都地区<Chāngdūdìqū>]], Tibet
中青
zhōngqīng
China Youth (official newspaper)
丹青
dānqīng
painting
元青
yuánqīng
deep black
冬青
dōngqīng
holly
刺青
cìqīng
tattoo
垂青
chuíqīng
to show appreciation for sb
巴青
Bāqīng
Baqên county, Tibetan: Sbra chen rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture [[那曲地區|那曲地区<Nàqǔdìqū>]], central Tibet
常青
chángqīng
evergreen
年青
niánqīng
youthful
愤青
fènqīng
angry youth
新青
Xīnqīng
Xinqing district of Yichun city [[伊春市<Yīchūnshì>]], Heilongjiang
柳青
LiǔQīng
Liu Qing (1916-1978), writer
杀青
shāqīng
to put the last hand to (a book, a film etc)
江青
JiāngQīng
Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four
淤青
yūqīng
bruise
沥青
lìqīng
asphalt
乌青
wūqīng
bluish black
玄青
xuánqīng
deep black
瘀青
yūqīng
bruise

Alternate Entries

青
qīng
nature's color / green or blue / greenish black / youth / young (of people)
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
496
Word Frequency Rank
2,129 of 84,292

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