红包
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)
红包 (hóngbāo) · red envelope (money gift)
红包 (hóngbāo) means “red envelope (money gift); bonus”. It is written with 2 characters: 红 (red) + 包 (bag). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 红包 is built
The characters
红 hóng · red
What 红 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 工 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
包 bāo · bag
What 包 is made of
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: To swaddle 勹 a baby 巳; 勹 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
春节的时候，爷爷给了我一个红包。Chūnjié de shíhou, yéye gěi le wǒ yī ge hóngbāo.At Spring Festival, Grandpa gave me a red envelope.
你今年收到了几个红包？Nǐ jīnnián shōudào le jǐ ge hóngbāo?How many red envelopes did you get this year?
Questions about 红包
What does 红包 mean?
红包 (hóngbāo) means “red envelope (money gift); bonus”.
How do you pronounce 红包?
红包 is pronounced hóngbāo.
Which HSK level is 红包?
红包 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 红色hóngsèred
- 红茶hóngcháblack tea
- 红酒hóngjiǔred wine
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
- 分红fēnhóngto share profits
- 红绿灯hónglǜdēngtraffic lights
- 红hóngred
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 面包miànbāobread
- 钱包qiánbāowallet
Learn 红包 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 20: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.