Usage of the character 青

Azure Dragon, one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations, also known as the Azure Dragon of the East 東方青龍／东方青龙 ( Dōngfāng Qīnglóng) or 東方蒼龍／东方苍龙 ( Dōngfāng Cānglóng)
(slang) man without pubic hair

Liǔ Qīng

柳青

[柳青]

Liu Qing (1916-1978), writer

yūqīng

淤青

[淤青]

bruise
contusion

Xīnqīng

新青

[新青]

Xinqing district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

wūqīng

乌青

[烏青]

bluish black
bruise; bruising (CL:塊／块 (kuài))

diànqīng

靛青

[靛青]

indigo

Qīngpǔ

青浦

[青浦]

Qingpu suburban district of Shanghai

Kuíqīng

葵青

[葵青]

Kwai Tsing district of New Territories, Hong Kong

qīngníng

青柠

[青檸]

lime (fruit)

qīnghuā

青花

[青花]

blue and white (porcelain)

yūqīng

瘀青

[瘀青]

bruise
contusion

qīngyòu

青鼬

[青鼬]

weasel
Martes flavigula (zoology)

qīngshān

青山

[青山]

green hills
(the good) life

Aì Qīng

艾青

[艾青]

Ai Qing (1910-1996), Chinese poet

qīngwā

青蛙

[青蛙]

frog (CL:隻／只 (zhī))
(old) (slang) ugly guy

qīngcōng

青葱

[青蔥]

scallion
green onion
verdant
lush green

qīngguā

青瓜

[青瓜]

(dialect) cucumber

qīngsōng

青松

[青松]

pine tree

zhúqīng

竹青

[竹青]

bamboo bark
bamboo green (color)

qīnglü

青旅

[青旅]

youth hostel
abbr. for 青年旅舍 (qīngniánlüshè)

fǎnqīng

返青

[返青]

(of plants) to turn green again
to revegetate

qīngcài

青菜

[青菜]

green vegetables
Chinese cabbage

dōngqīng

冬青

[冬青]

holly

qīngtiān

青天

[青天]

clear sky
blue sky
upright and honorable (official)

lìqīng

沥青

[瀝青]

asphalt
bitumen
pitch

qīnglài

青睐

[青睞]

(literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor

qīngyòu

青釉

[青釉]

celadon, classic Chinese style of ceramic glaze

qīngtán

青檀

[青檀]

blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙／宣纸

Qīngyáng

青羊

[青羊]

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

qīngzhù

青贮

[青貯]

silage
green fodder

zhōngqīngnián

中青年

[中青年]

middle-aged

cǎodàqīng

草大青

[草大青]

Isatis tinctoria (indigo woad plant)

xiǎoqīngnián

小青年

[小青年]

young person
youngster

Gòngqīngtuán

共青团

[共青團]

the Communist Youth League, abbr. for 共產主義青年團／共产主义青年团 ( Gòngchǎnzhǔyì Qīngniántuán)

qīngméisù

青霉素

[青黴素]

penicillin

Qīngtiánxiàn

青田县

[青田縣]

Qingtian county in Lishui 麗水／丽水 ( Líshuǐ), Zhejiang

Qīngshānhú

青山湖

[青山湖]

Qingshanhu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

Qīnghǎi Hú

青海湖

[青海湖]

Qinghai Lake (Tibetan: mtsho-sngon)

huíhuíqīng

回回青

[回回青]

cobalt blue
Mohammedan blue

qīngxiāngzi

青葙子

[青葙子]

feather cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

Qīngtóngxiá

青铜峡

[青銅峽]

Qingtong, county-level city in Wuzhong 吳忠／吴忠 ( Wúzhōng), Ningxia

Qīngshānqū

青山区

[青山區]

Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei
Qingshan district of Baotou city 包頭市／包头市 ( Bāotóushì), Inner Mongolia

Hǎiqīngtiān

海青天

[海青天]

popular nickname of Hai Rui 海瑞 ( Hǎi Ruì) (1514-1587), Ming politician, famous for honesty and integrity

Bāo Qīngtiān

包青天

[包青天]

Bao Qingtian, fictional nickname of Bao Zheng 包拯 ( Bāo Zhěng) (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty

Qīnghǎishěng

青海省

[青海省]

Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧／西宁

qīngshàonián

青少年

[青少年]

adolescent
youth
teenager

qīngzhuàngnián

青壮年

[青壯年]

the prime of one's life

Bāqīng Xiàn

巴青县

[巴青縣]

Baqên, a county in Nagchu City, Tibet

Qīngnáng Jīng

青囊经

[青囊經]

Qingnang Jing, a book on medical practice written by 華佗／华佗 ( Huà Tuó)

qīngguāngyǎn

青光眼

[青光眼]

glaucoma

zàngqīngsè

藏青色

[藏青色]

navy blue

Qīngniánjié

青年节

[青年節]

Youth Day (May 4th), PRC national holiday for young people aged 14 to 28, who get half a day off

qīnghóngbāng

青红帮

[青紅幫]

traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons

wànniánqīng

万年青

[萬年青]

Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)

Qingzhou, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊／潍坊 ( Wéifāng), Shandong

qīngjīnshí

青金石

[青金石]

lapis lazuli (mineral of the square albite family)

bóqīnggē

柏青哥

[柏青哥]

pachinko (loanword) (Tw)

yādànqīng

鸭蛋青

[鴨蛋青]

pale blue

qīngchūndòu

青春豆

[青春豆]

acne

qīngshānzhōu

青山州

[青山州]

Vermont (green mountain state)

Liú Qīngyún

刘青云

[劉青雲]

Lau Ching-Wan (1964-), Hong Kong actor

Qīngyúnpǔ

青云谱

[青雲譜]

Qingyunpu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

Qīnggāngxiàn

青冈县

[青岡縣]

Qinggang county in Suihua 綏化／绥化, Heilongjiang

Qīngyáng Xiàn

青阳县

[青陽縣]

Qingyang, a county in Chizhou 池州 ( Chizhóu), Anhui

tiānqīngshí

天青石

[天青石]

lapis lazuli

Xīqīngqū

西青区

[西青區]

Xiqing suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市 ( Tiānjīnshì)

Qīnghéxiàn

青河县

[青河縣]

Qinggil county or Chinggil nahiyisi in Altay prefecture 阿勒泰地區／阿勒泰地区 ( Alètàidìqū), Xinjiang

qīnghāosù

青蒿素

[青蒿素]

Arteannuin (anti-malaria chemical)
Artemisinin
Qinghaosu

Qīngchéngshān

青城山

[青城山]

Mount Qingcheng

dōngqīngshù

冬青树

[冬青樹]

holly

huāqīngsù

花青素

[花青素]

anthocyanidin (biochemistry)

qīngzàngxiàn

青藏线

[青藏線]

the Qinghai-Tibet route

qīngchūndòu

青春痘

[青春痘]

acne

zàngqīngguǒ

藏青果

[藏青果]

chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)

Qīngsēnxiàn

青森县

[青森縣]

Aomori prefecture at the far north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州 ( Běnzhōu)

Qīngyuánqū

青原区

[青原區]

Qingyuan district of Ji'an city 吉安市, Jiangxi

qīngniánrén

青年人

[青年人]

young person
the young

qīngníngsè

青柠色

[青檸色]

lime (color)
greenish yellow

cuìqīngshé

翠青蛇

[翠青蛇]

Entechinus major (kind of snake)

qīngchūnqī

青春期

[青春期]

puberty
adolescence

Qīngchuānxiàn

青川县

[青川縣]

Qingchuan county in Guangyuan 廣元／广元 ( Guǎngyuán), Sichuan

Gāoqīngxiàn

高青县

[高青縣]

Gaoqing county in Zibo 淄博 ( Zībó), Shandong

qīngtánshù

青檀树

[青檀樹]

blue sandalwood (Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim), the bark of which is used to manufacture 宣紙／宣纸

qīngniántuán

青年团

[青年團]

youth corps
youth wing of a political party

Qīngpǔqū

青浦区

[青浦區]

Qingpu suburban district of Shanghai

Qīngdǎoshì

青岛市

[青島市]

Qingdao, subprovincial city in Shandong

qīngniánqī

青年期

[青年期]

adolescence

qīngníngméng

青柠檬

[青檸檬]

lime (fruit)

Qīngniánhuì

青年会

[青年會]

YMCA (international Christian youth movement, formed in 1844)

qīngjièlà

青芥辣

[青芥辣]

horseradish
wasabi
green mustard

qīngjiǎoyù

青脚鹬

[青腳鷸]

(bird species of China) common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

zhúyèqīng

竹叶青

[竹葉青]

Trimeresurus stejnegeri (poisonous snake)

Lín Qīngxiá

林青霞

[林青霞]

Brigitte Lin (1954-), Taiwanese actress

Qīnglóngxiàn

青龙县

[青龍縣]

Qinglong Manchu autonomous county in Qinhuangdao 秦皇島／秦皇岛 ( Qínhuángdǎo), Hebei

Qīngxiù Qū

青秀区

[青秀區]

Qingxiu District of Nanning City 南寧市／南宁市 ( Nánníng Shì), Guangxi

Dīngqīngxiàn

丁青县

[丁青縣]

Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地區／昌都地区 ( Chāngdūdìqū), Tibet

Qīngwǎtái

青瓦台

[青瓦臺]

the Blue House (or Cheong Wa Dae), formerly the residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul (1948-2022), now a public park

Dàqīng Shān

大青山

[大青山]

Daqing Mountain in Hohhot 呼和浩特 ( Hūhéhàotè), Inner Mongolia

Qīngyángqū

青羊区

[青羊區]

Qingyang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

Sū Bùqīng

苏步青

[蘇步青]

Su Buqing (1902-2003), Chinese mathematician

qīngzìtóu

青字头

[青字頭]

"top of 青 character" component in Chinese characters (龶)

qīnghuācí

青花瓷

[青花瓷]

blue and white porcelain

qīnghuācài

青花菜

[青花菜]

broccoli

qīngtóngqì

青铜器

[青銅器]

bronze implement
refers to ancient bronze artifacts, from c. 2,000 BC

Qīngbáijiāng

青白江

[青白江]

Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu city 成都市 ( Chéngdūshì), Sichuan

Lāqīnggé

拉青格

[拉青格]

Ratzinger (German surname of Pope Benedict XVI)

qīngjiāngcài

青江菜

[青江菜]

bok choy
Shanghai pak choy
Chinese mustard (Brassica rapa Chinensis)

Xīnqīngqū

新青区

[新青區]

Xinqing district of Yichun city 伊春市 ( Yīchūnshì), Heilongjiang

hǎidōngqīng

海东青

[海東青]

(bird species of China) gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus)

Qīngshén Xiàn

青神县

[青神縣]

Qingshen County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan

Qīng Zàngtiělù

青藏铁路

[青藏鐵路]

Qinghai-Tibet railway

Qīngdǎopíjiǔ

青岛啤酒

[青島啤酒]

Tsingtao Beer

bíqīngliǎnzhǒng

鼻青脸肿

[鼻青臉腫]

a bloody nose and a swollen face
badly battered

zhàqīngzhàbái

乍青乍白

[乍青乍白]

(of sb's face) turning alternately green and white

qīnghuāyēcài

青花椰菜

[青花椰菜]

broccoli

qīngchūnbùzài

青春不再

[青春不再]

lit. one's youth will never return
to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)

qīngchūnyǒngzhù

青春永驻

[青春永駐]

to stay young forever

qīnglüshānshuǐ

青绿山水

[青綠山水]

blue-and-green landscape (genre of landscape painting originating in the Tang dynasty, in which blues and greens predominate)

qīngtóuyīngwǔ

青头鹦鹉

[青頭鸚鵡]

(bird species of China) slaty-headed parakeet (Psittacula himalayana)

Qīngtóngxiáshì

青铜峡市

[青銅峽市]

Qingtong, county-level city in Wuzhong 吳忠／吴忠 ( Wúzhōng), Ningxia

qīnghuángbùjiē

青黄不接

[青黃不接]

lit. yellow does not reach green (idiom); the yellow autumn crop does not last until the green spring crop
temporary deficit in manpower or resources
unable to make ends meet

lìqīngyóukuàng

沥青铀矿

[瀝青鈾礦]