CHINESE CHARACTER

红 (hóng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

hóng

red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular

HSK 26 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

纟

Primary radical

纟 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 红.

工

Phonetic component

工 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 6

Write 红 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 红

红茶hóngchá

HSK 2 · black tea

红色hóngsè

HSK 2 · red (color); revolutionary

红绿灯hóng-lǜdēng

HSK 3 · traffic light; traffic signal

红包hóngbāo

HSK 4 · money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe

西红柿xīhóngshì

HSK 4 · tomato

红hóng

HSK 5 · surname Hong; red; popular; revolutionary; bonus

Examples using 红

红茶

比起红茶我更喜欢咖啡。

Bǐ qǐ hóng chá wǒ gèng xǐ huan kā fēi。

I like coffee better than black tea.

红色

红色不流行了。

Hóng sè bù liú xíng le。

Red is out of fashion.

红绿灯

红绿灯变成绿色了。

Hóng lǜ dēng biàn chéng lǜ sè le。

The traffic light turned green.

FAQ

What does 红 (hóng) mean in Chinese?

red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular

How do you write 红 in stroke order?

红 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 红?

纟 is the radical in 红. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 红?

红茶 (hóngchá): black tea; 红色 (hóngsè): red (color); revolutionary; 红绿灯 (hóng-lǜdēng): traffic light; traffic signal.