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
红绿灯
hónglǜdēng
traffic lights
Characters in this word
绿 lǜ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 录 to copy, to record, to write down
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 过了红绿灯就是银行。 Guò le hónglǜdēng jiù shì yínháng. The bank is right past the traffic lights.
- 过马路要看红绿灯。 Guò mǎlù yào kàn hónglǜdēng. Watch the traffic lights when you cross the road.
- 前面的红绿灯坏了。 Qiánmiàn de hónglǜdēng huài le. The traffic lights ahead are broken.
Related words
- 红 hóng red
- 红色 hóngsè red color
- 红茶 hóngchá black tea
- 红酒 hóngjiǔ red wine
- 红包 hóngbāo red envelope with money
- 西红柿 xīhóngshì tomato
- 分红 fēnhóng to share dividends; dividend distribution
- 红火 hónghuo prosperous; booming; flourishing
- 红利 hónglì bonus; dividend; benefit
- 红扑扑 hóngpūpū rosy; flushed
- 红润 hóngrùn rosy; ruddy; healthy-looking
- 红薯 hóngshǔ sweet potato