红hóng
red, crimson. 6 strokes, radical 纟, first met in HSK 2.
How to write 红
Strokes 1–3 write 纟, then strokes 4–6 write 工.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 红 · the stroke-order rules
What 红 is made of
纟 (sī, silk) and 工 (gōng, labor).
纟 carries the meaning — silk — and 工 carries the sound.
Words that use 红
| 红 | red, crimson 像火焰一样鲜艳的颜色 枫叶到了秋天就变红。Maple leaves turn red in autumn. Lesson 31, 美丽的湖 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 红色 | red (colour), scarlet 晚霞或火光那种暖调的颜色 晚霞染上了一层红色暖光。The sunset clouds are tinted with warm red light. Lesson 31, 美丽的湖 · 山川胜境与丹青流韵 · Rivers, Lakes, Artistic Hues & Coastal New Year |
| 红茶 | black tea 经过发酵、茶汤颜色偏红的一种茶 爷爷每天下午都要泡一壶浓浓的红茶。Every afternoon Grandpa brews a pot of strong black tea. Lesson 119, 厨房饮品 · 居家生活与美味日常 · Home Living & Culinary Delights |
| 红酒 | red wine 用葡萄酿成的红色酒 长辈举起红酒向大家敬酒。The elders raised their glasses of red wine for a toast. Lesson 181, 举杯欢聚与节日美馔 · 节日民俗与礼尚往来 · Festivals, Folk Traditions & Social Courtesies |
| 红包 | a traditional red packet gift 装着钱的红色纸袋，用来祝福别人 长辈给孩子发了一个红包。The elder gave the child a red packet. Lesson 288, 寒假民生与节庆问候 · 海洋生态与四海远航 · Oceanic Ecology, Aviation & Winter Horizons |
| 通红 | flushed red 指颜色红得很深 跑到终点时他脸色通红。When he reached the finish his face was flushed red. Lesson 651, 田间赛场 · 生态文明与绿水青山 · Ecological Balance & Environmental Harmony |
| 西红柿 | tomato 指果实红润多汁的蔬菜 菜园里的西红柿格外诱人。The tomatoes in the garden looked especially tempting. Lesson 500, 田畴雅序 · 清源正本与和乐岁丰 · Clean Springs & Flourishing Countryside |
Characters that share the sound part 工
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 纟
All 44 of them, and what the radical means, on the 纟 radical page.