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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)

青枣
qīngzǎo
blue or green jujube
青瓷
qīngcí
celadon (pottery)
青岛
Qīngdǎo
Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong
青松
qīngsōng
pine
青檀
qīngtán
blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture [[宣紙|宣纸]]
青瓜
qīngguā
cucumber
青囊
qīngnáng
medical practice (Chinese medicine) (old)
青冈
Qīnggāng
Qinggang county in Suihua [[綏化|绥化]], Heilongjiang
青年
qīngnián
youth
青春
qīngchūn
youth
HSK 5
青椒
qīngjiāo
Capsicum annuum
青楼
qīnglóu
(literary) brothel
青河
Qīnghé
Qinggil county or Chinggil nahiyisi in Altay prefecture [[阿勒泰地區|阿勒泰地区<Ālètàidìqū>]], Xinjiang
青涩
qīngsè
underripe
藏青
zàngqīng
see [[藏青色<zàngqīngsè>]]
青史
qīngshǐ
annal
青天
qīngtiān
clear sky
青山
qīngshān
green hills
青州
Qīngzhōu
Qingzhou county level city in Weifang [[濰坊|潍坊<Wéifāng>]], Shandong
青工
qīnggōng
young worker (esp of the CPC)

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