青
Character
green or blue, the color of young plants and the sky
- Radical
- 青 (itself)
- Strokes
- 8
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 龶 月
- Traditional
- 青
- Frequency
- #631 most common character
Meaning
qīng
qing1- green or blue, the color of young plants and the sky
- young (as in 青年, a young person)
- Qinghai, a place in west China (as in 青海)
Examples
妈妈今天买了青菜。
mā ma jīn tiān mǎi le qīng cài
Mom bought some green vegetables today.
AI-generated sentence
山上有青青的小草。
shān shàng yǒu qīng qīng de xiǎo cǎo
There is green grass on the hill.
AI-generated sentence
我哥哥是一个青年。
wǒ gē ge shì yí gè qīng nián
My older brother is a young person.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 8 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 青
Draw “青” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Words with 青
See all 255 →青年qīng niána young personWordHSK 2青少年qīng shào niána teenager; a young person between about 13 and 19 years oldWordHSK 2青春qīng chūnthe years when a person is youngWordHSK 4青蛙qīng wāa small green animal that lives near water and can jumpWordHSK 7–9青春期qīng chūn qīthe time when a child's body changes and grows into an adult's bodyWordHSK 7–9青丝qīng sīfine black hairWord青云qīng yúnclear skyWord青县qīng xiànQing County or Qingxian, a county in Cangzhou City 沧州市 (Cāng zhōu Shì), HebeiWord青发qīng fāamobarbital (drug) (Tw)Word青史qīng shǐannalWord