红 hóng red
red; popular; success
How to remember 红: 纟 thread + 工 work = red. Her grandmother ties a thread round her wrist before her first day at work, a lucky one in bright red.
Component breakdown
红 = 纟 thread + 工 work
- 纟 thread
- 工 work
Her grandmother ties a thread round her wrist before her first day at work, a lucky one in bright red.
How it is used
- "Red" - 红色 (hóngsè) red, 红灯 (hóng dēng) red light. Culturally the color of luck and celebration - 红包 (hóngbāo) a red envelope of gift money.
- Trap: 红茶 (hóngchá) is "black tea" in English, literally "red tea". Figurative "popular/success" - 走红 (zǒuhóng) become popular; 眼红 (yǎnhóng) = envious.
Words with 红
- 红色hóngsèred (color)HSK 2
- 红茶hóngcháblack teaHSK 2
- 红绿灯hóng-lǜdēngtraffic lightHSK 3
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomatoHSK 4
- 红包hóngbāomoney wrapped in red as a giftHSK 4
- 分红fēnhóngdividendHSK 7
- 眼红yǎnhóngto covetHSK 7
- 红利hónglìbonusHSK 7
- 红火hónghuoprosperousHSK 7
- 通红tōnghóngvery redHSK 7
- 朱红zhūhóngvermilionHSK 9
- 红扑扑hóngpūpūredHSK 9
- 红润hóngrùnruddyHSK 9
- 红薯hóngshǔsweet potatoHSK 9
- 面红耳赤miànhóng-ěrchìflushed with anger (or excitement)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 她穿着红大衣。 Tā chuānzhe hóng dàyī.She's wearing a red overcoat.
- 她穿着一条红裙子。 Tā chuānzhe yī tiáo hóng qúnzi.She's wearing a red skirt.
- 她在擦口红。 Tā zài cā kǒuhóng.She's putting on lipstick.
- 这张沙发是朱红色的。 Zhè zhāng shāfā shì zhūhóngsè de.This sofa is bright red.