hóng

red, vermillion; blush, flush

DEFINITIONS

紅 hóng
  • surname Hong
  • red
  • popular
  • revolutionary
  • bonus

WORDS

角鴞 hóng jiǎo xiāo (bird species of China) oriental scops owl (Otus sunia)
豆 hóng dòu azuki bean; red bean
豆杉醇 hóng dòu shān chún Taxol (a.k.a. Paclitaxel), mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy
豆沙 hóng dòu shā red bean paste
超巨星 hóng chāo jù xīng red supergiant (star)
軍 hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA; (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946)
輪 hóng lún the sun
辣椒 hóng là jiāo hot red pepper; chili
辣椒粉 hóng là jiāo fěn red pepper powder; paprika
通 hóng tōng (Interpol) red notice; abbr. for 紅色通緝令|红色通缉令
通通 hóng tōng tōng variant of 紅彤彤|红彤彤[hong2 tong1 tong1]
運 hóng yùn good luck
醋栗 hóng cù lì red currant
鈴蟲 hóng líng chóng pink bollworm; Pectinophora gassypiella
銅 hóng tóng copper (chemistry); see also 銅|铜[tong2]
隼 hóng sǔn (bird species of China) common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
霉素 hóng méi sù erythromycin
頂綠鳩 hóng dǐng lǜ jiū (bird species of China) whistling green pigeon (Treron formosae)
頂鶥 hóng dǐng méi (bird species of China) chestnut-capped babbler (Timalia pileata)
領 hóng lǐng red collar; government worker
領巾 hóng lǐng jīn red neckscarf; by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers
領綠鸚鵡 hóng lǐng lǜ yīng wǔ (bird species of China) rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
頭咬鵑 hóng tóu yǎo juān (bird species of China) red-headed trogon (Harpactes erythrocephalus)
頭噪鶥 hóng tóu zào méi (bird species of China) chestnut-crowned laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum)
頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies