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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

红 [hóng]
  1. 1. adjective [指颜色] red
  2. 2. adjective [形容受欢迎] popular
    走红
    be popular
  3. 3. adjective [形容成功] successful
    红运
    lucky
  4. 4. adjective [革命] red
  5. 5. noun [红利] bonus
    分红
    get a bonus

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

红 [hóng]
  1. 1. adjective red
    红墙绿瓦
    a red ochre wall with green tiles
    他的眼睛都熬红了。
    His eyes become bloodshot from lack of sleep.
    脸上红一阵白一阵
    flush and turn pale by turns
  2. 2. adjective revolutionary; red
    红五月
    the red month of May
  3. 3. adjective successful; popular; in vogue
    他是个很红的歌星。
    He's a very popular singer.
  4. 4. noun red cloth, bunting, etc. used on festive occasions
    披红
    drape a band of red silk over sb.'s shoulders (on a festive occasion or as a token of hon-our)
  5. 5. noun bonus; dividend
    分红
    draw (or receive) dividends; share profits

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

红 [hóng]
  1. 1. 形 形容颜色像鲜血一样
    红旗
    鲜红
    浅红。
  2. 2. 名 借指某些红色的织物、花、血等
    披红戴绿
    落红
    流红挂彩。
  3. 3. 形 象征喜庆
    红白喜事。
  4. 4. 形 象征成功或受到重视
    唱戏唱红了
    红人
    走红运。
  5. 5. 名 指红利
    分红。
  6. 6. 形 象征革命
    红军
    红心
    又红又专。
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小姑娘的脸蛋儿红得像苹果。
The little girl's rosy cheeks are like apples.
红(蓝)墨水
red (blue) ink
太阳一出满天红。
The sky is aglow with the rising sun.
眼圈红了
be on the verge of tears
汞溴红一名红汞。
Merbromin is also known as mercurochrome.
“接天莲叶无穷碧，映日荷花别样红”。
The green lotus leaves stretch to the horizon, and the lotus looks extremely bright under the sunshine.
他喝一点低度酒，脸都会红得厉害。
A little low-alcohol drink can make him blush.
今天，学校组织大家参观了红4军军部。
Today, the school organized a visit to the headquarters of the 4th Red Army.
从光谱上看，红与黄是一对邻近色。
Seen from the spectrum, red and yellow are a pair of bordering colors.
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Character Decomposition

纟
[sī]		 + 工
[gōng]

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