红色
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
红色 (hóngsè) · red
红色 (hóngsè) means “red”. It is written with 2 characters: 红 (red) + 色 (color). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 红色 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)
色 sè · color
What 色 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: What a person ⺈ desires 巴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她穿着红色的衣服。Tā chuān zhe hóngsè de yīfu.She is wearing red clothes.
你喜欢红色吗？Nǐ xǐhuan hóngsè ma?Do you like red?
Questions about 红色
What does 红色 mean?
红色 (hóngsè) means “red”.
How do you pronounce 红色?
红色 is pronounced hóngsè.
Which HSK level is 红色?
红色 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 红茶hóngcháblack tea
- 红酒hóngjiǔred wine
- 红包hóngbāored envelope (money gift)
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
- 分红fēnhóngto share profits
- 红绿灯hónglǜdēngtraffic lights
- 红hóngred
- 白色báisèwhite
- 黑色hēisèblack
- 黄色huángsèyellow
Learn 红色 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.