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红

hóng

red

A hanging lantern
Memory picture

Character

红 hóng

Strokes
6
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 工 labor, work
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这花很红。 Zhè huā hěn hóng. This flower is very red.
  • 她的脸红了。 Tā de liǎn hóng le. Her face turned red.
  • 苹果很红。 Píngguǒ hěn hóng. The apple is very red.

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