Keyword
red
- vermillion
- to blush
- to flush
- popular
- Frequency
- #695
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
纟 (silk) gives the meaning and 工 the sound.
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Used in vocabulary
红
red; popular; revolutionary; bonus
红色
red (color); revolutionary
红军
Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA; (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946)
红包
money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment; kickback; bribe
粉红色
pink
红旗
red flag
红利
bonus; dividend
粉红
pink
红楼梦
A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 (CáoXuěqín), one of the four great novels
红酒
red wine
分红
dividend; to award a bonus
红外
infrared (ray)
红线
red line
红灯
red light
红花
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
红星
red star; five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat; hot film star
口红
lipstick
网红
Internet celebrity; influencer; (attributive) popular on the Internet
西红柿
tomato
红十字会
the Red Cross
红卫兵
Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
当红
currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
脸红
to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
走红
to become popular; to be a hit; (of a person) to be in luck; to have a run of good fortune