| 紅 | 1427A25 93B.30-3 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄏㄨㄥˊ [hong2] (*ㄍㄨㄥ [gong1] ). | ||
| N. | (1) Red apparel, festoon, etc.: 披紅 put on red robe (as bride, old lady on birthday, etc.); 掛紅 hang red festoons. (2) A bonus, an award: 分紅 distribute bonus, see 紅利 [hong2li4]1↓. (3) (*[gong1]) In 女紅 women's needlework. (4) A surname. | |||||
| V.t. | To flush red, to blush red: 臉都紅了，紅了臉 get red in the face from anger or shame; 發紅 to flush. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Red in color (flowers, dress, ink): 淡紅，桃紅 pink; 朱紅 vermilion; 紫紅 crimson; 鮮紅 fresh red color; 豔紅 a rich red; 紅光滿面 face glows with health; 紅紅綠綠 young men and women in holiday dress; 酒紅燈綠 bright wine banquet; 紅霞 red glow at sunset; 紅十字會 the Red Cross Society; 臉紅耳赤 flush red in the face; 紅顏 [hong2yan2]↓. (2) Red as Communist: 紅軍 the Red Army (cf. 赤 11.00). (3) Red as symbol of success, luck, happiness, popularity: 紅歌星 star singer at night clubs; 紅伶 popular actor or actress; 唱戲唱紅了 has become a star singer; 把她捧紅了 have, by popular acclaim, made her a star; 紅事 [hong2shi4]↓; 紅福 good luck: 紅運 [hong2yUn4]↓. (4) Red referring to women: 紅妝，紅樓 [hong2zhuang1], [hong2lou2]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 紅寶石 [hong2bao3shi2], n., ruby; jacinth (also called 紅玉). 2. 紅八仙 [hong2ba1xian1], n., (bot.) hydrangea. 3. 紅斑 [hong2ban1], n., (med.) rash. 4. 紅包 [hong2bao1], n., “red package”－(1) a gift of money to children, servants on holidays; (2) now generally a bribe with money. 5. 紅璧璽 [hong2bi4xi3], n., onyx. 6. 紅茶 [hong2cha2], n., black tea. 7. 紅潮 [hong2chao2], n., (1) menstruation; (2) flush on the face. 8. 紅塵 [hong2chen2], n., (Budd.) the material or secular world. 9. 紅契 [hong2qi4], n., a deed with red stamp on it. 10. 紅旗 [hong2qi2], n., red flag denoting danger. 11. 紅燈 [hong2deng1], n., red light in traffic control: 紅燈區 n., red light district. 12. 紅頂子 [hong2ding3zi0], n., a jewel button on top of official hat showing highest ranks in Manchu officialdom. 13. 紅豆 [hong2dou4], n., (1) red bean; (2) （＝相思子）red seeds of Abrus precatorius, kept as souvenir of love. 14. 紅番 [hong2fan1], n., red Indians. 15. 紅礬 [hong2fan2], n., arsenic. 16. 紅粉 [hong2fen3], n., gaily dressed women. 17. 紅倌兒 [hong2gua1er0], n., adult prostitute (also 渾倌兒 ) as contrasted with 清倌兒 singsong girls who are still virgins. 18. 紅股 [hong2gu3], n., bonus share in company given and not paid for. 19. 紅鶴 [hong2he4], n., (zoo.) eastern ibis. 20. 紅花 [hong2hua1], n., (1) a red flower; (2) the saffron (also 藏紅花); (3) 紅藍花 the safflower; (4) 大紅花 the red hibiscus. 21. 紅貨 [hong2huo4], n., jewels, jade, etc. 22. 紅鬍子 [hong2hu2zi0], n., (sl.) bandits in Manchuria. 23. 紅疹子 [hong2zhen3zi0], n., scarlet fever (also 紅熱病). 24. 紅教 [hong2jiao4], n., Red Lamaism. 25. 紅淨 [hong2jing4], n., (Peking opera) man's role wearing red (as 關公). 26. 紅晶 [hong2jing1], n., rose quartz. 27. 紅妝 [hong2zhuang1], n., ladies'make-up and dress. 28. 紅腫 [hong2zhong3], adj., red and swollen (parts of body). 29. 紅軍 [hong2jUn1], n., the Red Army. 30. 紅藍花 [hong2lan2hua1], n., (bot.) the safflower. 31. 紅淚 [hong2lei4], phr., (LL) tears of blood. 32. 紅臉（兒） [hong2lian3] ([hong2lia3er0]), adj., blushing out of shame or flushed with anger. 33. 紅利 [hong2li4]1, n., bonus; dividends. 34. 紅痢 [hong2li4]2, n., dysentery (with blood showing). 35. 紅燐 [hong2lin2], n., (chem.) red phosphorus. 36. 紅樓 [hong2lou2], n., “red tower”－ladies'apartments; 紅樓夢 “Red Chamber Dream,” a famous novel. 37. 紅鸞 [hong2luan2], n., a lucky star of love. 38. 紅蘿蔔 [hong2luo1bo0], n., carrots; radish. 39. 紅瑪瑙 [hong2ma2nao3], n., red agate; sardonyx. 40. 紅毛 [hong2mao2], n., formerly, a Britisher, Dutchman or foreigners (sl. in coastal provinces). 41. 紅煤 [hong2mei2], n., anthracite coal. 42. 紅木 [hong2mu4], n., teak; black wood, sometimes referred to as mahogany. 43. 紅盤 [hong2pan2], n., business deal on 5th day of first lunar month, first day of New Year for doing business. 44. 紅熱 [hong2re4], phr., (phys.) red heat. 45. 紅人 [hong2ren2], n., person at the height of power, one whose services are much in demand. 46. 紅色 [hong2se4], adj., (1) red; (2) communist: 紅色恐怖 red terror; adj., 紅色作品, etc., communist writings. 47. 紅痧 [hong2sha1], n., scarlet fever (＝猩紅熱). 48. 紅生 [hong2sheng1], n., see [hong2jing4]↑. 49. 紅線 [hong2xian4], n., (allu.) an invisible thread, tied by a spirit in heaven, to bind boy and girl together as man and wife. 50. 紅事 [hong2shi4], n., happy occasion－weddings, birthdays, etc. (also called 喜事; cf. 白事 funeral); 紅白事 weddings and funerals－calls for social expenses. 51. 紅血球 [hong2xUe4qiu2], n., red corpuscle. 52. 紅絲疔 [hong2si1ding1], n., a malignant boil which could be fatal, appearing as first as thin red streaks on skin. 53. 紅糖 [hong2tang2], n., brown sugar. 54. 紅帖（子） [hong2tie3]([zi0]), n., “red card”－card announcing a happy event (betrothal, birthday, etc.). 55. 紅鐵礦 [hong2tie3kuang4], n., (min.) hematite. 56. 紅土 [hong2tu3], n., red clay; (min.) laterite. 57. 紅棗 [hong2zao3]1, n., red dates. 58. 紅藻 [hong2zao3]2, n., a kind of edible sea-seed, dried and purple in color (also called 紫菜). 59. 紅字 [hong2zi4], n., (1) red mark for failure in examination; (2) red-ink entry, “in the red”; (3) “The Scarlet Letter”by Nathaniel Hawthorne. 60. 紅外線 [hong2wai4xian4], n., (phys.) infrared rays. 61. 紅顏 [hong2yan2], n., a beauty: 紅顏薄命 “a beautiful girl has (oft.) an unfortunate life.” 62. 紅葉 [hong2ye4], n., (poet.) maple leaf, usu. 楓葉. 63. 紅玉 [hong2yU4], n., ruby. 64. 紅運 [hong2yUn4], n., good luck: 走紅運 in luck. | |||||