懂中文 Dong Chinese

红

hóng

red

Simplified form of 紅. Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 工 represents the sound.

Components
纟 meaning component

纟  Meaning component

mì, sī

  

silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

工 sound component

工  Sound component

gōng

  

work

Evolution

红 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
红 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
红 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
红 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

红 (紅) 

hóng

red, vermillion; blush, flush; red; popular; revolutionary; bonus

红 (紅) 

Hóng

surname Hong

Most common words with 红
Freq.
Word
Meaning

红

red

红色

red (color)

红包

kickback

粉红

pink

红灯

red light

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

荭