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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
dividend / to award a bonus
HSK 7-9
red light
HSK 7-9
to become infuriated / to see red / envious / jealous / covetous / pink eye (conjunctivitis) / red-eye (flight)(photography) red eye
HSK 7-9
ruddy / rosy / florid
HSK 7-9
prosperous
HSK 7-9
flushed with anger (or excitement)
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
merbromin / mercurochrome
sun
heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye
(bird species of China) Caspian plover (Anarhynchus asiaticus)
(bird species of China) common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
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
(bird species of China) black-throated bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
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)
lipstick
(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)
bonus; dividend
crimson
to be popular / to be in luck / to have good luck / to develop smoothly
(bird species of China) rufous-capped babbler (Cyanoderma ruficeps)
flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica)
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)
scarlet / bright red
erythrocyte / red blood cell
(medicine) erythema
a beautiful woman / young beauties / youths / rosy cheeks
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:
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)
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
bright red
carrot / red radish
red braised pork
not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
pink
flush
a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds, flowers or water)
infrared (ray)
vermilion
erythromycin
cornelian
to blush
to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating
Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946)
a good beginning
bright red
(of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year / (of a business) to be profitable / (of a stock market) to rise / (sport) to win one's first match of a competition
deep red / crimson / scarlet
to win instant success (idiom) / to become an instant hit
"Redology", academic field devoted to the study of A Dream of Red Mansions
copper (chemistry) / see also 銅|铜
Red Cross
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment

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