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
红扑扑
hóngpūpū
rosy; flushed
Characters in this word
扑 pū
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 孩子刚从操场跑回来，脸蛋红扑扑的，额头还冒着汗。 Háizi gāng cóng cāochǎng pǎo huílai, liǎndàn hóngpūpū de, étóu hái mào zhe hàn. The child had just run back from the playground, cheeks flushed and forehead still sweating.
- 冬天跑步回来，她的脸红扑扑的。 Dōngtiān pǎobù huílai, tā de liǎn hóngpūpū de. After a winter run, her face is flushed.
- 树上挂着红扑扑的苹果，看着就让人想吃。 Shù shang guà zhe hóngpūpū de píngguǒ, kàn zhe jiù ràng rén xiǎng chī. Rosy apples hang on the tree, and one look makes you want to eat them.
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
- 红润 hóngrùn rosy; ruddy; healthy-looking
- 红薯 hóngshǔ sweet potato
- 面红耳赤 miànhóng'ěrchì flushed with anger or embarrassment