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
红茶
hóngchá
black tea
Characters in this word
茶 chá
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我想喝红茶。 Wǒ xiǎng hē hóngchá. I want to drink black tea.
- 红茶有点热。 Hóngchá yǒudiǎn rè. The black tea is a little hot.
- 请来杯红茶。 Qǐng lái bēi hóngchá. Please bring a cup of black tea.