虹(hóng)

HSK 7-99 strokes
Readingshóngjiàng

rainbow

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Character information

Pinyin
hóng / jiàng
Meaning
rainbow
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 虹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫工

In this compound, the meaning comes from 虫 (insect); 工 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

虫chóng工gōng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 虹 step by step

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

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Words with 虹

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

cǎi彩hóng虹
HSK 7-9

rainbow; CL:道[dao4]

Open 彩虹 page →
hǎi海hóng虹

mussel

Open 海虹 page →
hóng虹xī吸

(lit. and fig.) to siphon

Open 虹吸 page →
qì气guàn贯cháng长hóng虹

spirit reaches to the rainbow

Open 气贯长虹 page →
hóng虹kǒu口qū区

Hongkou district, central Shanghai

Open 虹口区 page →
hóng虹qiáo桥

arched bridge

Open 虹桥 page →
hóng虹mó膜

iris (of an eye)

Open 虹膜 page →
cháng长hóng虹

Changhong (brand)

Open 长虹 page →

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From 虹’s common words

彩海吸气贯长口区

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