青
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qīng · nature's color

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2780
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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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青Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 青

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qīngWords pronounced qīng
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Example sentences

Notice where 青 sits in each complete thought.

Tā shì gè yǒu wèi de qīng nián.他是个有为的青年。

He is a promising young man.

Source: Tatoeba #432999 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ shì gè pǔ tōng de qīng shàonián.湯姆是個普通的青少年。

Tom is a normal teenager.

Source: Tatoeba #6325099 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qīng chūn zhǐyǒu yí cì.青春只有一次。

Youth comes but once in life.

Source: Tatoeba #604475 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà wèi gē shǒu shí fēn shòu nián qīng rén huān yíng.那位歌手十分受年青人歡迎。

That singer is very popular with young people.

Source: Tatoeba #729694 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kě yǐ duō ná xiē qīng huā cài má?我可以多拿些青花菜嗎?

Can I have more broccoli?

Source: Tatoeba #12175925 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shàn yú zài qīng nián zhōng shí bá rén cái.他善于在青年中识拔人才。

He is good at spotting young talent.

Source: Tatoeba #12574933 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 青 in context

  1. Say qīng, then recall the core meaning: nature's color.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 青年 (qīng nián), meaning “youth”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 青 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.