hóng

red, vermillion; blush, flush

HSK 2 #502

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write)
映山 yìng shān hóng Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
朱雀 shǔ hóng zhū què (bird species of China) pink-rumped rosefinch (Carpodacus eos)
曾庆 zēng qìng hóng Zeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008
灯 zhū hóng dēng Zhu Hongdeng, one of the leaders of the Boxer Rebellion
东方 dōng fāng hóng The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song
柳绿花 liǔ lǜ huā hóng green willow and red flowers; all the colors of spring
méi hóng pinkish-red (color)
欧亚尾鸲 ōu yà hóng wěi qú (bird species of China) common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
汞溴 gǒng xiù hóng merbromin; mercurochrome
fàn hóng to blush; to redden; flushed
波士顿袜 bō shì dùn hóng wà Boston Red Sox (baseball) team
yáng hóng carmine; magenta
色 shēn hóng sè deep red; crimson; scarlet
帮 qīng hóng bāng traditional secret society, Chinese equivalent of Freemasons
diān hóng Dian Hong tea
满堂 mǎn táng hóng success across the board; victory in everything one touches
满江 mǎn jiāng hóng Man Jiang Hong (Chinese poems)
zhàng hóng to turn red (in the face); to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
cháo hóng flush
酒 rè hóng jiǔ mulled wine
shāo hóng to heat until red-hot
bào hóng to be a big hit; to be hugely popular
色 xīng hóng sè scarlet (color)
猎杀色十月号 liè shā hóng sè shí yuè hào "The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy