朱 zhū
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
朱红
zhūhóng
vermilion; bright red
Characters in this word
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
- 庙门上的朱红油漆经过多年风雨，仍然在清晨阳光里显得庄重醒目。 Miàomén shàng de zhūhóng yóuqī jīngguò duō nián fēngyǔ, réngrán zài qīngchén yángguāng lǐ xiǎnde zhuāngzhòng xǐngmù. After many years of wind and rain, the vermilion paint on the temple gate still looked solemn and striking in the morning sun.
- 她穿着一件朱红色的大衣，在人群里特别显眼。 Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn zhūhóngsè de dàyī, zài rénqún lǐ tèbié xiǎnyǎn. She wore a vermilion-red coat and stood out especially in the crowd.
- 秋天枫叶变得朱红，山坡像着了火。 Qiūtiān fēngyè biàn de zhūhóng, shānpō xiàng zháole huǒ. In autumn the maple leaves turn vermilion red, and the hillside looks as if it is on fire.
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