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Chinese symbol for “cyan”

青色
qīng sè
cyan; blue-green

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cyan is 青色 (qīng sè), defined as: cyan; blue-green.

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

青 qīng
nature's color; blue, green, black; young
radical 174 ⾭ · 8 strokes
色 sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
radical 139 ⾊ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “cyan”

WordPinyinMeaning
氰基qíng jīcyan; cyanide radical -CN, stable triple bond with chemical properties like halogens

Related words

Other words that share a character with 青色.

WordPinyinMeaning
青年qīng niányouth; youthful years
青少年qīng shào niánadolescent; youth
青春qīng chūnyouth; 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 wāfrog (只 (zhī)); (old) (slang) ugly guy
青铜 (青銅)qīng tóngbronze (alloy of copper 銅|铜 and tin 锡 (xī))
角色jué sèrole; part (in a play or movie etc); also pr. [jiao3se4]
特色tè sèa characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality

See also: Japanese symbol for “cyan”.

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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