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Character #316 · The First 1000

hóng

red

red; popular; successful

Strokes
69
TraditionalSimplified
紅 红
Poster cell
H12
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • hóngsè red (color)
  • hóngchá black tea
  • hóngjiǔ red wine
  • hóngbāo red envelope (money gift)
  • tōnghóng very red
  • hóngshǔ sweet potato
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 红紅

Write 红紅 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, hóng, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell H12 · 28 × 36 grid

红紅 is #316 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 红 mean in English?
红 (hóng) means "red": red; popular; successful.
How do you pronounce 红?
红 is pronounced hóng in pinyin, with the second (rising) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄏㄨㄥˊ.
How many strokes does 红 have?
The simplified form, 红, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 紅, has 9.
What is the traditional form of 红?
The traditional form of 红 is 紅. 红 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 紅 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 红?
Common words that use 红 include 红色 (hóngsè, red (color)), 红茶 (hóngchá, black tea), 红酒 (hóngjiǔ, red wine), 红包 (hóngbāo, red envelope (money gift)).
How common is 红?
红 is number 316 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell H12 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.