Chinese symbol for “adolescence”
青年期
qīng nián qī
adolescence
The closest CC-CEDICT match for adolescence is 青年期 (qīng nián qī), defined as: adolescence.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “adolescence”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青春期 | qīng chūn qī | puberty; adolescence |
| 豆蔻年华 (豆蔻年華) | dòu kòu nián huá | (idiom) (of a girl) 13 or 14 years old; early teens; adolescence |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 青年期.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth; youthful years |
| 青少年 | qīng shào nián | adolescent; youth |
| 青春 | qīng chūn | youth; youthfulness |
| 青睐 (青睞) | qīng lài | (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor |
| 青蛙 | qīng wā | frog (只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly guy |
| 青铜 (青銅) | qīng tóng | bronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 锡 (xī)) |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 时期 (時期) | shí qī | period; phase |
See also: Japanese symbol for “adolescence”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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