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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 红色

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
红色 hóng sè - red (color)
- revolutionary

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 2 1,777 2,517 1,809

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
红 hóng- surname Hong
红 gōng- used in 女紅|女红[nu:3gong1]
红 hóng- red
- popular
- revolutionary
- bonus
色 sè- color
- CL:種|种[zhong3]
- look
- appearance
- sex
色 shǎi- (coll.) color
- used in 色子[shai3zi5]

Other Words Containing 红色

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
红色 - 2 1,777 2,517 1,809
粉红色 - - 8,176 14,516 9,104
紫红色 - - 21,882 - -
橙红色 - - 41,146 - -