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Meaning of 红
Pinyin
hóng、 gōng
Radical
纟
Strokes
6
Definition
bonus / popular / red / revolutionary
Usage
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红
hóng
【形】
1. 像鲜血的颜色: red like blood (e.g., 红色 - red color; 红叶 - red leaves)
2. 象征顺利或受人宠信: symbolizes smoothness or being favored (e.g., 红人 - favored person; 红运 - good luck)
3. 喜庆: festive (e.g., 红媒 - matchmaker; 红蛋 - red egg)
4. 象征革命: symbolizes revolution (e.g., 红军 - Red Army; 红色政权 - red regime)
5. 指营业的纯利润: refers to net profit (e.g., 红利 - profits; 分红 - divide profits)
6. 特指对中国古典文学名著《红楼梦》的研究: specifically refers to the study of the classical Chinese literature masterpiece "Dream of the Red Chamber."
红
hóng
【名】
1. 美人的代称: term for beauty (e.g., 红泪 - tears of beauty)
2. 红色物品: red objects
3. 红衣服或红布: red clothing or red cloth (e.g., 穿红带绿的妇女 - a woman in red and green)
4. 染料: dye (e.g., 酸性红 - acidic red)
5. 胭脂: rouge (e.g., 对脸敷红 - applying red on the face)
6. 红绫等织物: red silk, often used as gifts
7. 血的婉辞: euphemism for blood (e.g., 吐红 - coughing up blood)
8. 花的代称: term for flowers, since many flowers are red (e.g., 红芳 - red flower)
9. 喜事，嫁娶庆贺之事: happy occasions, such as weddings (e.g., 红白 - weddings and funerals)
10. 红利: dividends (e.g., 分红 - distribute dividends)
11. 草名: name of a grass (e.g., 红草 - a type of red grass)
12. 顺利;成功: symbol of success (e.g., 他唱戏唱红了 - he became very popular in opera)
13. 春秋时鲁国地名: a place name in the state of Lu during the Spring and Autumn period.
红
hóng
【动】
1. 变红，呈现红色: to turn red (e.g., 红头涨脸 - turning red when angry)
2. 另见 gōng
红
gōng
1. 通“工”: to refer to "工" (related to women's work such as weaving and sewing)
2. 通“功”: achievements and merits (e.g., 功服 - mourning attire)
3. 另见 hóng
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) / fig. a wife having an illicit lover
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
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Input Method for 红
Pinyin
hong2
Wubi
xag
Cangjie
vmm
Zhengma
zbi
Four Corner
21112
Unicode
U+7ea2
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category