Chinese symbol for “teenager”
青少年
qīng shào nián
adolescent; youth; teenager
The closest CC-CEDICT match for teenager is 青少年 (qīng shào nián), defined as: adolescent; youth; teenager.
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
Related words
Other words that share a character with 青少年.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 青年 | qīng nián | youth; youthful years |
| 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)) |
| 多少 | duō shǎo | number; amount; somewhat |
| 减少 (減少) | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least; (to say the) least |
| 年代 | nián dài | a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age |
See also: Japanese symbol for “teenager”.
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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