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
红薯
hóngshǔ
sweet potato
Characters in this word
薯 shǔ
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 署 bureau, public office
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 饥荒年代，红薯曾是许多家庭最可靠的主食来源。 Jīhuāng niándài, hóngshǔ céng shì xǔduō jiātíng zuì kěkào de zhǔshí láiyuán. In years of famine, sweet potatoes were once the most reliable staple food source for many families.
- 冬天街边有人卖烤红薯，香味飘得很远。 Dōngtiān jiē biān yǒu rén mài kǎo hóngshǔ, xiāngwèi piāo de hěn yuǎn. In winter someone sells roasted sweet potatoes at the roadside, and the aroma carries far.
- 我们在地里挖出了很多又大又甜的红薯。 Wǒmen zài dì lǐ wā chū le hěn duō yòu dà yòu tián de hóngshǔ. We dug up many big, sweet sweet potatoes from the field.
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
- 面红耳赤 miànhóng'ěrchì flushed with anger or embarrassment