Chinese symbol for “puberty”
青春期
qīng chūn qī
puberty; adolescence
The closest CC-CEDICT match for puberty is 青春期 (qīng chūn qī), defined as: puberty; 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 “puberty”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发育期 (發育期) | fā yù qī | puberty; period of development |
| 思春期 | sī chūn qī | age when girls start to develop feelings for the opposite sex; puberty |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 青春期.
| 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)) |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season); 个 (gè) |
| 春秋 | chūn qiū | spring and autumn; four seasons |
| 时期 (時期) | shí qī | period; phase |
See also: Japanese symbol for “puberty”.
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.