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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *紅* | 紅* | *紅
red / popular / revolutionary / bonus
HSK 2
red (color) / revolutionary
HSK 2
black tea / CL: , 壺|壶
HSK 3
red wine
HSK 3
money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe
HSK 4
tomato
HSK 5
very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red)
HSK 6
to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
HSK 7-9
dividend / to award a bonus
HSK 7-9
flushed with anger (or excitement)
HSK 7-9
red light
HSK 7-9
ruddy / rosy / florid
HSK 7-9
prosperous
HSK 7-9
vermilion
HSK 7-9
red / rosy / flushed
HSK 7-9
sweet potato
HSK 7-9
to covet / envious / jealous / green with envy / infuriated / furious
HSK 7-9
mulled wine
carmine; magenta
(bird species of China) oriental scops owl (Otus sunia)
merbromin / mercurochrome
sun
(bird species of China) red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
the “five red categories” (Cultural Revolution term), i.e. poor and lower-middle peasants, workers, revolutionary soldiers, revolutionary cadres, and revolutionary martyrs
(bird species of China) Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
a beautiful woman / young beauties / youths / rosy cheeks
heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
success across the board / victory in everything one touches
(bird species of China) Caspian plover (Anarhynchus asiaticus)
weddings and funerals
(bird species of China) ochre-rumped bunting; Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis)
(bird species of China) common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
(bird species of China) Przevalski's redstart; Ala Shan redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
fiery / blazing
Red Sea
(neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海)
a favorite of sb in power / a celebrity / American Indian
Zeng Qinghong (1939-), vice-president of PRC 2003-2008
red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star
to blush
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
Red River, principal river of northern Vietnam, originating in Yunnan (southwestern China)
roseroot (Rhodiola rosea)
Cherie Chung (1960–), Hong Kong actress
(bird species of China) common redshank (Tringa totanus)
to become suddenly popular / suddenly all the rage
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *紅* | 紅* | *紅
surname Hong
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *紅* | 紅* | *紅
to turn red (in the face) / to flush (with embarrassment or anger)
(idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
Catholic cardinal
Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)
(bird species of China) black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
methemoglobin
bonus; dividend
crimson
(of a stock or index) to turn positive / to regain popularity
to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly
(ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix)
copper (chemistry) / see also 銅|铜
(biochemistry) heme / (Tw) hemoglobin
brown sugar
(bird species of China) rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps)
Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica) / gift for a wedding or other happy occasion / bonus (extra pay, typically given at year-end)
red line
the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs
(dialect) sweet potato or yam
Formosan cypress, aka Taiwan red cedar (Chamaecyparis formosensis)
red lotus
Hung Hom, a locality in Kowloon, Hong Kong
to blush / to redden (with shame, indignation etc)
(literary) the feminine arts (e.g. needlework)
scarlet / bright red
(medicine) erythema
mangrove forest or swamp
scarlet
(bird species of China) red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
jujube / red date
red autumnal leaves
to blush / to redden / flushed
Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市, Henan
red flag / CL:
red bean paste
to turn red / to blush / to flush
traffic light / traffic signal
rouge (cosmetics)
erythrocyte / red blood cell
crimson / scarlet
inflamed / red and swollen
pink
poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown
beautiful feminine attire / (fig.) young woman
red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
chili oil
bright red

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