| blue | sea(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad.(青海) | 青 | 海 | |
| simp.#(青海) | 青 | 海 | |
| alternative forms | 靑海/青海 | ||
| anagram | 海青 | ||

Compare similar-meaning names forQinghai Lake in other languages:Tibetanམཚོ་སྔོན(mtsho sngon),མཚོ་སྔོན་པོ(mtsho sngon po,“blue lake”),Mongolianᠬᠥᠬᠡ
ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ(köke naɣur,“blue lake”).
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 青 | 海 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 青 (125) | 咍 (41) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | I |
| Fanqie | 倉經切 | 呼改切 |
| Baxter | tsheng | xojX |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡sʰeŋ/ | /hʌiX/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡sʰeŋ/ | /həiX/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡sʰɛŋ/ | /xɒiX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /t͡sʰɛjŋ/ | /həjX/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡sʰeŋ/ | /xᴀiX/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡sʰieŋ/ | /xɒiX/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡sʰieŋ/ | /xɑ̆iX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qīng | hǎi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cing1 | hoi2 |
青海
Others:
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 青 | 海 |
| せい Grade: 1 | かい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 靑海(kyūjitai) |
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 青 | 海 |
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 青 | 海 |
青海