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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hong2
- English meanings
- in vogue, famous, redden, red, popular
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 工.
Meaning & sound clues
纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “silk”.
工 is identified as the sound component (gōng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 红.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
hubbub
grand; vast
great; promote
flood
bake; dry
rainbow
bang
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 分红
- 朱红
- 眼红
- 红包
- 红扑扑
- 红润
- 红火
- 红灯
- 红眼
- 红色
- 红茶
- 红薯
- 红酒
- 西红柿
- 通红
- 面红耳赤