红

hóng

red

surname Hong; popular; revolutionary; bonus

Silk (纟) + work sound (工) = red

The silk radical grounds the meaning in dyed thread — red being one of the most vivid and prized dye colors in traditional China. 工 mainly contributes the sound hóng; the color meaning comes entirely from the silk thread.

纟+工→红
工WorkPhonetic
纟Silk threadSemantic

她买了一件红色的裙子。

tā mǎi le yī jiàn hóng sè de qún zi。

She bought a red skirt.

这位歌手最近在年轻人中很红。

zhè wèi gē shǒu zuì jìn zài nián qīng rén zhōng hěn hóng。

This singer has been very popular among young people lately.

Words with 红

红绿灯

hóng lǜ dēng

traffic light

红娘

hóng niáng

matchmaker

粉红

fěn hóng

pink

红枣

hóng zǎo

jujube

红肿

hóng zhǒng

inflamed

东方红

dōng fāng hóng

The East is Red, north Shaanxi folk song

面红耳赤

miàn hóng ěr chì

flushed with anger (or excitement)

红血球

hóng xuè qiú

erythrocyte

红木

hóng mù

red wood

网红

wǎng hóng

(attributive) popular on the Internet

红学

hóng xué

"Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions

红场

hóng chǎng

Red Square (in Moscow)

More characters with 纟

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