Chinese Character: 青 (Qīng - Blue; Green)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 青 (Radical: 青, self-radical)
笔画数: 8 (Number of strokes: 8)
结构分解: 形声字（或象形），早期字形像草木初生的颜色，上半部分“生”表示生长（绿色），下半部分“丹”表音（dān）。本义指蓝色或绿色，引申为年轻（如“青年”）。(A phonetic-semantic character (or pictographic), originally resembling the color of young plants. "生" (growth) relates to green, "丹" hints at pronunciation. Originally means blue/green, extended to youth (e.g., "青年" - youth).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Qīng (First tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“青”主要表示：
1. 颜色：蓝色或绿色（如“青天”指蓝色的天空，“青草”指绿色的草）；
2. 年轻：指青少年阶段（如“青年”指年纪轻的人）。("青" mainly means:
1. Color: Blue or green (e.g., "青天" - blue sky; "青草" - green grass).
2. Youth: Adolescence (e.g., "青年" - young people).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 青草 (qīng cǎo) Green grass
- 青年 (qīng nián) Youth
- 青天 (qīng tiān) Blue sky
- 青春 (qīng chūn) Youth; Adolescence
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“青”通常作形容词（如“青山”）或名词（如“青春”），可与量词“片”“棵”搭配（如“一片青草”），或组成复合词（如“青蛙”指绿色的蛙类）。("青" is usually used as an adjective (e.g., "青山" - green mountain) or noun (e.g., "青春" - youth), paired with measure words "片"/"棵" (e.g., "一片青草" - a patch of green grass), or forms compounds (e.g., "青蛙" - frog).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“青”在传统文化中象征生机与活力，如“青春”指人生最有活力的阶段；诗词中常见“青草池塘处处蛙”（赵师秀《约客》），用“青”描绘自然的生机；成语“青出于蓝”比喻学生超过老师，体现“青”的文化延伸意义。("青" symbolizes vitality in traditional culture, e.g., "青春" (youth). Poetic uses like "青草池塘处处蛙" describe natural vitality. The idiom "青出于蓝" (the student surpasses the teacher) reflects its cultural significance.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
春天来了，山坡上的青草长得非常茂盛。(Chūn tiān lái le, shān pō shàng de qīng cǎo zhǎng de fēi cháng mào shèng.)
Spring has arrived, and the green grass on the hillside is growing very lush.
青年是国家的未来，应该努力学习、积极进取。(Qīng nián shì guó jiā de wèi lái, yīng gāi nǔ lì xué xí、jī jí jìn qǔ.)
Youth are the future of the nation, and they should study hard and be proactive.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“青”的常见词“青草”：绿色的草（青），直接关联颜色含义；或拆分结构“生”（生长）+“丹”（颜色），记忆为“生长中的绿色（青）”。(Associate "青" with the common word "青草" (green grass) to link to its color meaning. Or split "生" (growth) + "丹" (color) to remember "green of growing plants (青)".)