hóng

red, vermillion; blush, flush

HSK 2 #502

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

一品 yī pǐn hóng poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
男绿女 hóng nán lǜ nǚ young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
叶 hóng yè red autumnal leaves
药水 hóng yào shuǐ mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
头文件 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
zhū hóng vermilion
zōng hóng reddish brown
扑扑 hóng pū pū red; rosy; flushed
河 hóng hé Honghe county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan; Red River in China; Northern Vietnam
卫兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
fēi hóng crimson; scarlet
万紫千 wàn zǐ qiān hóng thousands of purples and reds (idiom); a blaze of color; fig. a profusion of flourishing trades
tào hóng printing portions of a page (e.g. a banner headline) in red (or other color)
jú hóng orange (color); orange peel (used in TCM)
yān hóng dark red
宝书 hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4])
彤彤 hóng tōng tōng bright red
树 hóng shù red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle); CL:棵[ke1]
烧肉 hóng shāo ròu red braised pork
磷 hóng lín red phosphorus
领巾 hóng lǐng jīn red neckscarf; by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers
素 dǎn hóng sù bilirubin
一夜爆 yī yè bào hóng to become popular overnight
一炮而 yī pào ér hóng to win instant success (idiom); to become an instant hit
不分青皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong