青
The 青 radical
Blue-green; young
Variants: 靑
Memory hook
A sprout 生 above mineral pigment 丹 — the colour of young grass and of the sky: 青年 (youth), 清 (clear), 静 (quiet).
The 青 radical (read qīng) means blue-green; young. The HSK 3.0 data contains 2 characters and 17 words built on it — learning them together is far faster than one character at a time.
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Characters with the 青 radical
2 charactersHSK 2· 2 characters
HSK 2青
green
静
quiet; still; calm
Vocabulary with the 青 radical
17 wordsWords containing at least one character with the 青 radical, ordered by HSK level.
quiet; calm
teenager; adolescent
young person; youth
quiet; still; calm
calm, composed
quiet, peaceful
calm, still
youth, the prime of one's life
green
everlasting, eternally enduring
secluded, quiet
movement, sign of activity
perfectly silent, still and quiet
quiet, tranquil
adolescence, puberty
frog
still, motionless
Why learn vocabulary by the 青 radical?
The 青 radical hints at the meaning blue-green; young. When you meet an unfamiliar character carrying it, you already know part of its meaning before reaching for a dictionary — which is why learners who know their radicals move faster.
How to study: read the memory hook, skim the 2 characters to spot the pattern, then drill the 17 words with flashcards. Spaced repetition brings each word back exactly when you need it.