紅 — hong, gong

Parts that make up 紅

How 紅 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 紅 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 糸, 工.

Korean example words with 紅

• 홍등紅燈 Korean gloss: 붉은 등불
• 홍미紅米 Korean gloss: 붉은색을 띤 쌀
• 심홍深紅 Korean gloss: 아주 짙은 다홍색
• 홍련紅蓮 Korean gloss: 붉은 빛깔의 연꽃
• 주홍朱紅 Korean gloss: 붉은빛을 띤 주황색
• 홍보紅褓 Korean gloss: 붉은 빛깔의 보자기
• 홍훈紅暈 Korean gloss: 붉게 달아오른 기운
• 홍로紅爐 Korean gloss: 빨갛게 달아오른 화로
• 홍엽紅葉 Korean gloss: 붉은 잎. 또는 붉게 물든 단풍잎
• 청홍靑紅 Korean gloss: 파란색과 붉은색을 아울러 이르는 말
• 홍조紅潮 Korean gloss: 부끄럽거나 취하여 붉어짐. 또는 그런 빛
• 홍사紅絲 Korean gloss: 도둑이나 죄인을 묶을 때에 쓰던, 붉고 굵은 줄

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 紅

• 紅くれない deep red; crimson; rouge
• 紅白こうはく red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams
• 紅茶こうちゃ black tea
• 口紅くちべに lipstick
• 紅葉こうよう leaves turning red (in autumn); red leaves; autumn colours
• 紅潮こうちょう flush; blush
• 紅海こうかい Red Sea
• 紅色べにいろ red; crimson; vermilion
• 深紅しんく deep crimson
• 紅梅こうばい red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
• 紅花べにばな safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
• 淡紅色たんこうしょく pink; rose

Characters sharing the phonetic 工

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “홍”

Other hanja with radical 糸