Chinese

青年

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/
youth; adolescence (period)
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 5
  • 靑年

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  • characterChinese青 “blue-green ("grue"); blue (of sky, stone etc.); green (of grass, plants, mountains etc.)”
    • soundChinese生 “to live; to subsist; to exist”
      • ideaChinese屮 “new birth of plant”
      • ideaChinese一 “one”
    • soundChinese井 “well (a hole sunk into the ground) (Classifier: 口; 眼)”
  • characterChinese年 “year (in generic contexts)”
    • meaningChinese禾 “grain; cereal”
    • soundChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”

Words built on it: 青少年

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