红酒
HSK 3 (2021)
红酒 (hóngjiǔ) · red wine
红酒 (hóngjiǔ) means “red wine”. It is written with 2 characters: 红 (red) + 酒 (alcohol). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 红酒 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)
酒 jiǔ · alcohol
What 酒 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
Origin hint: A jar 酉 of wine 氵; 酉 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他买了一瓶红酒。Tā mǎi le yī píng hóngjiǔ.He bought a bottle of red wine.
你喜欢喝红酒吗？Nǐ xǐhuan hē hóngjiǔ ma?Do you like red wine?
Questions about 红酒
What does 红酒 mean?
红酒 (hóngjiǔ) means “red wine”.
How do you pronounce 红酒?
红酒 is pronounced hóngjiǔ.
Which HSK level is 红酒?
红酒 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 红色hóngsèred
- 红茶hóngcháblack tea
- 红包hóngbāored envelope (money gift)
- 西红柿xīhóngshìtomato
- 分红fēnhóngto share profits
- 红绿灯hónglǜdēngtraffic lights
- 红hóngred
- 酒店jiǔdiànhotel
- 啤酒píjiǔbeer
- 酒吧jiǔbābar
Learn 红酒 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.