![紅[红] hong2: red; crimson; popular [べに beni; あか aka; あかい akai; こう kou]](https://iwork3.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/red2.jpg)
紅 [红] hong2
noun | adjective
Kun Reading
紅 | べに beni
noun
: deep red; crimson
: rouge; lipstick
紅 | あか aka
noun
: red; crimson; scarlet
: red-containing color (e.g. brown, pink, orange)
: (Colloquialism) Red (i.e. communist)
: (Abbreviation) red light
: (Abbreviation) red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red; () complete; total; perfect; obvious
紅 | あかい akai
adjective
: red
: Red (i.e. communist)
On Reading
紅 | こう kou
noun
: deep red; crimson
Usage:
紅茶 hong2cha2: black tea [こうちゃ koucha]
紅綠燈[红绿灯] hong2lü4deng1: traffic light [信号機 | しんごうき shingouki]
紅豆 hong2dou4: azuki bean [あずき azuki]
紅利 hong2li4: bonus
紅包 hong2bao1: money in a red packet (gift)/bonus/bribe
口紅 kuo3hong2: lipstick [くちべにkuchabeni]
分紅 fen1hong2: bonus
粉红 fen3hong2: pink [ピンク pinku]
淡红色 dan4hong2se4: carnation [たんこうしょく tankoushoku: pink]
紅葉[叶] hong2ye4: red autumn leaves [もみじ momiji]
面紅[红]耳赤 mian4hong2 er3chi4: flushed with anger/excitement
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
[糹] (si1: silk) suggests meaning
[工] (gong1: work; laborer) provides sound
簡體Simplified.
红
Examples:
他臉紅了。
ta1 lian3 hong2 le
Her face turned red. (She’s blushing)
紅色不流行了。
hong2se4 bu4 liu2xing2 le
Red is out of fashion. (Red is outdated)
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
