• 502nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 260 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hóng (Hong2)surname Hong
2. hóng (hong2)red • popular • revolutionary • bonus

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hóng (hong2)The component is pronounced as 'gōng' (gong1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

大红 (大紅)
红包 (紅包)
红色 (紅色)

Uncommon

分红 (分紅)
口红 (口紅)
姹紫嫣红 (奼紫嫣紅)
火红 (火紅)
灯红酒绿 (燈紅酒綠)
番茄红素 (番茄紅素)
当红 (當紅)
发红 (發紅)
眼红 (眼紅)
粉红 (粉紅)
粉红色 (粉紅色)
红尘 (紅塵)
红妆 (紅妝)
红娘 (紅娘)
红彤彤 (紅彤彤)
红心 (紅心)
红旗 (紅旗)
红星 (紅星)
红枣 (紅棗)
红楼梦 (紅樓夢)
红毯 (紅毯)
红润 (紅潤)
红火 (紅火)
红灯 (紅燈)
红烧 (紅燒)
红牌 (紅牌)
红男绿女 (紅男綠女)
红糖 (紅糖)
红绿灯 (紅綠燈)
红线 (紅線)
红肿 (紅腫)
红花 (紅花)
红茶 (紅茶)
红薯 (紅薯)
红豆 (紅豆)
红军 (紅軍)
红运 (紅運)
红颜 (紅顏)
腮红 (腮紅)
脸红 (臉紅)
西红柿 (西紅柿)
走红 (走紅)
通红 (通紅)
开门红 (開門紅)
鲜红 (鮮紅)

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绿

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  • 1086th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
绿
3Graphical
绿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (lu:4)green

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 绿 (lu:4)The component is pronounced as '' (lu4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

绿宝石 (綠寶石)
绿松石 (綠松石)
绿色 (綠色)
绿豆 (綠豆)

Uncommon

墨绿色 (墨綠色)
嫩绿 (嫩綠)
灯红酒绿 (燈紅酒綠)
碧绿 (碧綠)
红男绿女 (紅男綠女)
红绿灯 (紅綠燈)
绿化 (綠化)
绿卡 (綠卡)
绿地 (綠地)
绿岛 (綠島)
绿水 (綠水)
绿油油 (綠油油)
绿洲 (綠洲)
绿灯 (綠燈)
绿营 (綠營)
绿茵 (綠茵)
绿茶 (綠茶)
绿草 (綠草)
绿叶 (綠葉)
翠绿 (翠綠)
花花绿绿 (花花綠綠)
鸭绿江 (鴨綠江)
黄绿 (黃綠)
黄绿色 (黃綠色)

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  • 1113th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 98 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dēng (deng1)lamp • light • lantern • CL:盞|盏[zhan3]

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for dēng (deng1)The component is pronounced as 'dīng' (ding1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

灯光 (燈光)
灯笼 (燈籠)

Uncommon

冰灯 (冰燈)
吊灯 (吊燈)
壁灯 (壁燈)
射灯 (射燈)
幻灯片 (幻燈片)
张灯结彩 (張燈結彩)
挑灯 (挑燈)
台灯 (檯燈)
熄灯 (熄燈)
灯塔 (燈塔)
灯泡 (燈泡)
灯火 (燈火)
灯火通明 (燈火通明)
灯管 (燈管)
灯红酒绿 (燈紅酒綠)
灯罩 (燈罩)
灯谜 (燈謎)
红灯 (紅燈)
红灯区 (紅燈區)
红绿灯 (紅綠燈)
绿灯 (綠燈)
聚光灯 (聚光燈)
花灯 (花燈)
华灯 (華燈)
街灯 (街燈)
路灯 (路燈)
闪光灯 (閃光燈)
开灯 (開燈)
闯红灯 (闖紅燈)
电灯 (電燈)
电灯泡 (電燈泡)
龙灯 (龍燈)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.