Dong Chinese dictionary

qīng

green or blue

Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 井 represents the sound.

Components

生 Meaning component

shēng

life

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 生 than it was in ancient scripts.

井 Sound component

jǐng

well

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 井 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Seal script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qīng

blue, green, black; young; green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)

Qīng

abbr. for 青海[Qīnghǎi], Qinghai Province

Most common words with 青

Component uses

Meaning component in 5 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 25 characters (10 verified)

Sources