| 青 | 28A20 10.42 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄑㄧㄥ [qing1] | ||
| N. | (1) (LL) bamboo strip, formerly used for writing: 青 such bamboo strip;青史 [qing1shi3]↓; 殺青 completion of a book or film production; 汗青 prepared bamboo strip for writing (“sweated bamboo,” i.e., heated bamboo to drive out moistrue, also called 汗 ).(2) Green pastures: 青兒 [qing1er0]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Green, greenish, sometimes blue; cf. 青錄，青翠 [qing1lU4], [qing1cui4]↓; 青虛虛 very green; 青山綠水 green hills and blue waters; 青天 the blue sky; 臉色發青 sallow, greenish complexion; 青腫 bluish swelling on skin; 青出於藍而勝於藍 pupil excels teacher (“green comes from blue but excels blue”); 不管青紅皂白 phr., irrespective of right or wrong in dispute (“green, red, black or white”). (2) Not ripe: 青梅，青杏 green prune, apricot; 橘子還青呢 the orange is not ripe yet; 青黃不接 food shortage between two harvests, gap between generations or any gap in succession. (3) Young: 年青 (of person) young, immature; 他很年青 he is very young; 青春，青年 [qing1chun1], [qing1nian2]↓. (4) Black, dark, greyish: 青牛，青狐 black ox, black fox; 青驪，青馬 grey horse; 藏青 dark, heavy blue; 石青 dark green; 佛青 purplish black; 青素 black and white (clothing); 青絲 black hair. (5) Gracious: 青眼 (the black of eye) sympathetic look, dist. 白眼 (white of eye) look of disdain; 青覽，青鑒，青及 (in letters) for your gracious perusal; 青眼，青睞 [qing1yan3], [qing1lai4]↓; 垂青 show favor to (person), kindly look or consideration. | |||||
| Words | 1. 青錢 [qing1qian2], n., coins of copper or copper alloys. 2. 青青 [qing1qing1], adj., green (grass). 3. 青春 [qing1chun1], adj. & n., (1) young, period of youth: 青春時代 years of one's youth; 青春期 puberty; adj. & n., (2) age (in asking of a youth): 你青春幾何 how young (i.e., old) are you? 4. 青蟲 [qing1chong2], n., a caterpillar. 5. 青雀 [qing1qUe4], n., a small singing bird, Eophona personata. 6. 青黛 [qing1dai4], n., a Chinese medicine made from scum on indigo, for external use. 7. 青燈 [qing1deng1], n., an oil lamp, esp. in temple. 8. 青豆 [qing1dou4], n., green beans in gen. 9. 青蛾 [qing1e2], n., moth; (LL) (fig.) eyebrow (resembling moth's feelers). 10. 青礬 [qing1fan2], n., ferrous sulphate. 11. 青蜂 [qing1feng1], n., a kind of wasp, Stilbum amethyslinum. 12. 青蚨 [qing1fu2], n., (LL) money, cash. 13. 青蛤 [qing1ge2], n., a kind of edible clam (＝蛤蜊). 14. 青光眼 [qing1guang1yan3], n., (Chin. med.) glaucoma (cf. [qing1mang2]↓). 15. 青宮 [qing1gong1], n., (LL) residence of crown prince. 16. 青果 [qing1guo3], n., (1) the olive; (2) fresh fruit; 青果公會 fruit-dealers’ association. 17. 青蒿 [qing1hao1], n., (bot.) Artemisia apiacea. 18. 青花 [qing1hua1], n., (1) fine grains on ink stone; (2) flower design on porcelain. 19. 青花魚 [qing1hua1yU2], n., a fish, Scomber japonicus. 20. 青灰 [qing1hui1], n., greenish lime. 21. 青 [qing1jian3], n., (LL) books in gen. ( being bamboo strips).22. 青椒 [qing1jiao1]1, n., green pepper. 23. 青鮫 [qing1jiao1]2, n., a ferocious sea fish, Isuropsis glauca. 24. 青金 [qing1jin1]1, n., lead or tin. 25. 青衿（襟） [qing1jin1]2, n., (LL) students, youth (from students'dress in classical times). 26. 青竹絲 [qing1zhu2si1], n., a small, green, poisonous snake. 27. 青稞 [qing1ke1], n., a variety of wheat grown in high plateaus of Tibet and Chin. Turkestan. 28. 青兒 [qing1er0], n., (1) green pasture, green fields: 逛青兒 take a walk in the countryside; 放青兒 to pasture cows, sheep; (2) seedlings in field: 看青兒 watch seedlings against birds; (3) (coll.) egg white. 29. 青欖 [qing1lan3], n., olive. 30. 青睞 [qing1lai4], n., (LL) your gracious look or consideration. 31. 青帘 [qing1lian2]1, n., sign of wine shop. 32. 青蓮 [qing1lian2]2, n., lotus, (fig.) Buddha's eyes. 33. 青藜 [qing1li2], n., walking stick. 34. 青蛉 [qing1ling2], n., a dragonfly. 35. 青鱗魚 [qing1lin2yU2], n., herring. 36. 青樓 [qing1lou2], n., (LL) a singsong house; a brothel. 37. 青鸞 [qing1luan2], n., a bird with many bright colors, related to 鳳 42.70. 38. 青螺 [qing1luo2], n., a kind of clam, Acmaea schrenckii. 39. 青龍 [qing1long2], n., (1) dragon, as a symbol of good omen; (2) the left side (opp. 白虎 the right side). 40. 青綠 [qing1lU4], n., green color: 青綠山水 landscape painting of northern school with fine lines and bluish-green colors; 青山綠水 beautiful country scene (“green mountains and blue waters”). 41. 青盲 [qing1mang2], n., amaurosis, due to optic nerve, but without organic trouble; color blind; see [qing1guang1yan3]↑. 42. 青茅 [qing1mao2], n., (bot.) Miscanthus tinctorius, a grass whose stem and leaves are used for yellow dye. 43. 青梅 [qing1mei2]1, n., green prunes: 青梅竹馬 the games of childhood, hence, the period when a boy and girl grew up together. 44. 青黴 [qing1mei2]2, n., a green mold, penicillium; 青黴素 ditto. 45. 青苗 [qing1miao2], n., system of farmers’ loan at planting time, to be returned at harvest, instituted in 1069 A.D. by 王安石, (also called 青苗錢). 46. 青目 [qing1mu4], see [qing1yan3]↓. 47. 青囊 [qing1nang2], n., geomancy (from a book on geomancy 青囊經). 48. 青鳥 [qing1niao3], n., (myth.) bird messenger of Fairy God-Moth-er 西王母; (LL) messenger; The Blue Bird by Maurice Maeterlinck. 49. 青年 [qing1nian2], n. & adj., youth; youthful; 青年期 adolescence; 青年會 Y.M.C.A.; 青年商會 Junior Chamber of Commerce; 青年節 Youth Day. 50. 青女 [qing1nU3], n., the goddess of frost. 51. 青盼 [qing1pan4], n., your gracious look or consideration. 52. 青皮 [qing1pi2], n., (1) a tree, Ilex macropoda; (2) orange peel, used in medicine; (3) (coll.) a ne'er-do-well, an eccentric or impertinent fellow. 53. 青萍 [qing1ping2], n., duckweed. 54. 青紗障（帳） [qing1sha1zhang4], n., (in Manchuria) tall growing Indian corn, sorghum, etc. convenient for hiding of rebels. 55. 青衫 [qing1shan1], n., (1) plain dress; (2) see [qing1yi1]↓. 56. 青蝦 [qing1xia1], n., shrimp; prawn. 57. 青士 [qing1shi4], n., (LL) bamboo. 58. 青石 [qing1shi2], n., granite; also Lapis lazuli. 59. 青史 [qing1shi3], n., history: 青史留名 have a niche in history, leave one's name to posterity. 60. 青蒜 [qing1suan4], n., leek. 61. 青絲 [qing1si1], n., black hair: 斬斷青絲 shave off one's hair to enter monastery. 62. 青苔 [qing1tai2], n., moss, lichens. 63. 青天 [qing1tian1], n., (1) the clear, blue sky: 青天白日 in broad daylight; (2) as symbol of justice: 重見青天 regain freedom, freed from prison; formerly, address to judge: 青天大人. 64. 青頭菌 [qing1tou2jUn4], n., a mushroom, Lactaris hatsudake. 65. 青菜 [qing1cai4], n., fresh vegetables in gen. 66. 青翠 [qing1cui4], adj., beautiful green (garden, etc.). 67. 青蔥 [qing1cong1], (1) adj., ditto; (2) n., onion. [qing1ci2]1, n., pure pale-green porcelain, much valued. 68. 青詞 [qing1ci2]2, n., Taoist prayer, written on special paper. 69. 青桐 [qing1tong2]1, n., the [wu2tong2] (梧桐 10A.40). 70. 青銅 [qing1tong2]2, n., bronze; 青銅時代 the Bronze Age; 青銅器 bronze vessels. 71. 青紫 [qing1zi3], adj. & n., (1) purple and blue (bruise); (2) ancient officials of high rank (dressed in purple and green). 72. 青蛙 [qing1wa1], n., the common frog. 73. 青眼 [qing1yan3], v.t., look on with favor or pleasure, dist. 白眼 show white of eye in disdain. 74. 青陽 [qing1yang2]1, n., (LL) springtime. 75. 青楊 [qing1yang2]2, n., a kind of willow, Salix thunbergiana (also called 楊). 76. 青衣 [qing1yi1], n., (1) (AC) servant, maid; (2) plain informal dress: 青衣小帽; (3) (AC) green robes worn in spring; (4) (Chin. opera) role of simple good young woman (dressed in black, specializing in singing). 77. 青熒 [qing1ying2]1, adj., shining (of lamp light, jade). 78. 青蠅 [qing1ying2]2, n., green flies, Lucilia caecar (also called 金蠅). 79. 青玉 [qing1yU4], n., sapphire (=藍寶石). 80. 青魚 [qing1yU2], n., a carp-like fish. 81. 青雲 [qing1yUn2], n., the region of clouds: (a) symbolic of great official career or literary rank; 直上青雲 hit the highest literary honors; and (b) symbolic of retirement to nature. | |||||