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红 hóng — “red”
How to write and say the Chinese character 红 (hóng), which means red — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Colours & describing.
Pinyin · 拼音 hóng
Meaning · 意思 red
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 纟 (silk)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
红 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
纟 (silk) hints at the meaning, and 工 lends its sound — together they make 红.
A common word常用词
红色
red
Example sentence例句
红灯停，绿灯行。
Red light stop, green light go.
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