hóng

red, vermillion; blush, flush

HSK 2 #502

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

不问青皂白 bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
中国 zhōng guó hóng vermilion
五星旗 wǔ xīng hóng qí five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
仇人相见,分外眼 chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
尾鸲 běi hóng wěi qú (bird species of China) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
又肿 yòu hóng yòu zhǒng to be red and swollen (idiom)
喜山眉朱雀 xǐ shān hóng méi zhū què (bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)
qiáo hóng Qiao Hong (1968-), former PRC female table tennis player
大绿 dà hóng dà lǜ bright-colored; garish
灯笼高高挂 dà hóng dēng lóng gāo gāo guà Raise the Red Lantern (1991), movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
袍 dà hóng páo an expensive type of oolong tea
鹳 dà hóng guàn (bird species of China) greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
鼻子 dà hóng bí zi rhinophyma (red nose, often related to rosacea or excessive alcohol); brandy nose
女儿 nǚ ér hóng kind of Chinese wine
nǚ gōng the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)
姹紫嫣 chà zǐ yān hóng fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
yān hóng bright red
jiāo hóng tender pink
小粉 xiǎo fěn hóng young Chinese cyber-nationalists
帽 xiǎo hóng mào Little Red Riding Hood
莓 xiǎo hóng méi cranberry
萝卜 xiǎo hóng luó bo summer radish (the small red kind)
色 dài hóng sè reddish
cǎn hóng dark red
pī hóng to drape sb in red silk as a sign of honor