How to say “red” in Chinese
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“Red” in Chinese is 红色, hóng sè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
红色 is read hóng sè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 纟 “thread”: dyed silk.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “红色”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 红色. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我喜欢红色wǒxǐhuanhóngsèI like red.
- 你要红色的还是黑色的nǐyàohóngsèdeháishihēisèdeDo you want the red one or the black one?
- 你要白色的还是红色的？nǐyàobáisèdeháishihóngsèdeDo you want the white one or the red one?
- 她最喜欢红色的玫瑰tāzuìxǐhuanhóngsèdeméiguiRed roses are her favorite.
- 她把头发染成了红色tābǎtóufarǎnchénglehóngsèShe dyed her hair red.
- 中国的国旗是红色的ZhōngguódeguóqíshìhóngsèdeChina's flag is red.
More words from the lesson “What color?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “red” in Chinese?
“Red” in Chinese is 红色, pinyin hóngsè.
What does 红色 mean?
红色 (hóngsè) means “red”.
How do you write 红色?
红色 is 2 characters: 红 (hóng) — red; 色 (sè) — color. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 红色?
红色 is read hóngsè. Tones: hóng — second tone, sè — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“red” in the lesson “What color?”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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