青稞

Traditional form:

青稞

Pinyin (reading):

qīngkē

Definitions:

• highland barley (grown in Tibet and Qinghai)
• qingke barley

Characters:

• 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young
• 稞 - grain ready for grinding

Traditional characters:

• 青 - nature's color; blue, green, black; young
• 稞 - grain ready for grinding