Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/红(紅)-hóng-red

红(紅) hóng red in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 丝 (絲) sī “silk.” When at the left side of a character, this radical is referred to colloquially as 绞 丝旁 (絞絲旁) jiăosīpáng “side made up of twisted silk” and is written as 纟(糹). Phonetic is 工 gōng “work” (154). Distinguish 红 (紅) from 工 and 空 kōng (437).

Examples

• 红 (紅) hóng be red [SV]
• 红色 (紅色) hóngsè the color red [N]
• 红酒 (紅酒) hóngjiŭ red wine [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

Other Lessons

• 流(流) liú flow; spread
• 色 sè color
• 马(馬) mă horse
• 强(強) qiáng strong, powerful; superior
• 视(視) shì look at, regard, inspect
• 弓 gōng
• 偷 tōu steal; stealthily, secretly
• 赶(趕) găn rush, hurry, make a dash for
• Geometry
• 国 guó
• 空 kōng empty; air, sky
• 酒 jiŭ liquor, wine, spirits
• 谈(談) tán chat, talk
• 底 dĭ bottom, base; ground
• 读(讀) dú read, read aloud; study