红(hóng)

HSK 26 strokesTrad. 紅
Readingshónggōng

surname Hong

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Character information

Pinyin
hóng / gōng
Meaning
surname Hong
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
紅

Origin & structure

Where 红 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰纟工

In this compound, the meaning comes from 纟 (silk); 工 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

纟sī工gōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 红 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 红

Common words using 红 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fēn分hóng红
HSK 7-9

dividend; to award a bonus

Open 分红 page →
zhū朱hóng红
HSK 7-9

vermilion

Open 朱红 page →
kǒu口hóng红

lipstick

Open 口红 page →
pǐn品hóng红

magenta; fuschia

Open 品红 page →
yī一pào炮ér而hóng红

to win instant success (idiom)

Open 一炮而红 page →
wǔ五xīng星hóng红qí旗

five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)

Open 五星红旗 page →
dà大hóng红

crimson

Open 大红 page →
dà大hóng红dà大zǐ紫

to hit the big time

Open 大红大紫 page →

Related characters

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万且业为主举久乐

From 红’s common words

分朱口品一炮而五

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