How to write 红 (hóng, “red”)
红 (hóng), an HSK 2 character, means “red”, “popular” and “revolutionary”. The traditional form is 紅, 9 strokes instead of 6. On its own it is an HSK 5 word; it also forms 红茶 (“black tea”), 红色 (“red (color)”) and 红绿灯 (“traffic light”). Japanese keeps the traditional 紅, read kou (“crimson”).
- Pinyin
- hóng
- Strokes
- 6
- HSK
- 2
- Radical
- 纟 (“silk thread”)
- Traditional
- 紅
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
As a left-right character it splits into 纟 (“silk thread”, the radical), strokes 1–3; 工 (“work”), strokes 4–6, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and left → rightwards
- topdown and left → rightwards
- bottom leftup and right
- centerrightwards
- rightdown and right → downwards
- bottomrightwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 红 · 6 strokes
- Traditional
- 紅 · 9 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| hóng second tone | red; popular; revolutionary; bonus | 紅 | 红茶 红色 红绿灯 红包 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 红
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 红 紅 | hóng | red; popular HSK 5 |
| 红茶 紅茶 | hóngchá | black tea HSK 2 |
| 红色 紅色 | hóngsè | red (color); revolutionary HSK 2 |
| 红绿灯 紅綠燈 | hóng-lǜdēng | traffic light; traffic signal HSK 3 |
| 红包 紅包 | hóngbāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment HSK 4 |
| 西红柿 西紅柿 | xīhóngshì | tomato HSK 4 |
| 分红 分紅 | fēnhóng | dividend; to award a bonus HSK 7-9 |
| 红火 紅火 | hónghuo | prosperous HSK 7-9 |
| 眼红 眼紅 | yǎnhóng | to covet; envious HSK 7-9 |
| 红利 紅利 | hónglì | bonus; dividend HSK 7-9 |
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