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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
to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
HSK 7-9
red light
HSK 7-9
ruddy / rosy / florid
HSK 7-9
prosperous
HSK 7-9
red / rosy / flushed
HSK 7-9
sweet potato
HSK 7-9
merbromin / mercurochrome
sun
heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye
(bird species of China) red-collared woodpecker (Picus rabieri)
(bird species of China) Caspian plover (Anarhynchus asiaticus)
weddings and funerals
(bird species of China) ochre-rumped bunting; Japanese reed bunting (Emberiza yessoensis)
Red Sea
(neologism) highly competitive market (contrasted with 藍海|蓝海)
a favorite of sb in power / a celebrity / American Indian
red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *紅* | 紅* | *紅
surname Hong
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *紅* | 紅* | *紅
beautiful women suffer unhappy fates (idiom)
Catholic cardinal
bonus; dividend
(ornithology) red bishop (Euplectes orix)
(bird species of China) rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps)
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
(medicine) erythema
a beautiful woman / young beauties / youths / rosy cheeks
mangrove forest or swamp
(bird species of China) red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
jujube / red date
red autumnal leaves
Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新鄉市|新乡市, Henan
red flag / CL:
red bean paste
traffic light / traffic signal
erythrocyte / red blood cell
inflamed / red and swollen
to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown
brown sugar
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
carrot / red radish
red braised pork
a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds, flowers or water)
infrared (ray)
erythromycin
cornelian
Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946)
bright red
"Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions
copper (chemistry) / see also 銅|铜
Red Cross
lupus erythematosus
haw fruit
red neckscarf / by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers
lit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom) / fig. a wife having an illicit lover
pinkeye / envy / jealousy
Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Hongyuan County (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
red-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of one's child
young people decked out in gorgeous clothes (idiom)
red wood / mahogany / rosewood / padauk
(bird species of China) common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
to blush / flush / red tide (algal bloom) / menstruation
clappers (musical instrument used to mark the time, made from ivory or hardwood and painted red)
(bird species of China) collared falconet (Microhierax caerulescens)
Hongqiao district of Tianjin municipality 天津市
Red River, principal river of northern Vietnam, originating in Yunnan (southwestern China)
Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市, Yunnan
good luck
red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies
mercurochrome (antiseptic solution)
Chinese lantern plant / winter cherry / strawberry ground-cherry / Physalis alkekengi
Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976)
Honggu District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市, Gansu
rouge and powder / (fig.) the fair sex
red phosphorus
(bird species of China) brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
Hongshan District of Chifeng City 赤峰市, Inner Mongolia
the sun
Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市, Yunnan
Rotring (company)
Honghuagang District of Zunyi City 遵義市|遵义市, Guizhou
Honghe, a county in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture 紅河哈尼族彝族自治州|红河哈尼族彝族自治州, Yunnan
erythropoietin (EPO)
Honggang district of Daqing city 大慶|大庆, Heilongjiang

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