红

The character "红" has 6 strokes. "红" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "红" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "红" are "hóng" "gōng" . View the stroke order of "红">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "红"

adj.: red; of happy occasions; of success or popularity; revolutionary; morally excellent

n.: red cloth, bunting, etc (used on festive occasions); bonus; dividend

v.: turn red; blush; redden

• red : adj.红的；共产主义的；社会主义的；赤色的；红色的；沾有鲜血的；来自传统部落文化的；危险的
• revolutionary : adj.政治革命的；大变革的；特定革命的；革命性剧变的
• bonus : n.额外给予的报酬；奖金；红利；余利；好处；优点
• dividend : n.红利；分红；股利；被除数；收益；回报；几人（如足球彩票中彩者、公司成员或破产企业债权人）平分的钱款；个人分红份额
• blush : v.脸红；羞愧；尴尬；呈粉红色；变粉红
• redden : v.变红；染红；脸红；害羞；哭红

Form words with "红"

苋菜红 amaranth

虞美人红 common/corn poppy red

宝石红 ruby red

石榴红 garnet (colour)

西洋红 crimson lake

红瓤 red (watermelon or yam) pulp

按成分红 distribute the bonuses proportionately

Example phrases using "红"

• 今年风调雨顺，红果树产量很高。

  Thanks to the favourable weather conditions the haw trees gave a high yield this year.

• 他听着，脸色一阵红一阵白。

  His colour came and went as he listened.

• 红、黄、橙称为暖色。

  Red, yellow and orange are called warm colours.

• 红、黄、蓝为三原色。

  Red, yellow and blue are primary colours.

• 血染红了我的衬衫。

  Blood soiled/stained my shirt.

• 她窘迫得脸都红了。

  Her cheeks were blushed with embarrassment.

• 他熬红了眼睛。

  His eyes are blood-shot as a result of staying up late.

• 眼睛熬红了。

  One’s eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep. / One’s eyes have been red with fatigue.

• 德式土豆色拉和红卷心菜等配菜。

  Sides of German potato salad and red cabbage.

• 两个穿着红、绿两色衣服的女孩。

  Two girls in red and green.