Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “hong”
25 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
hōng
2
Second tone
hóng
红
hóng
弘red, vermillion
6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5hóng
宏to enlarge, to expand
5 strokeshóng
闳great, spacious, vast, wide
7 strokeshóng
泓barrier, gate
7 strokeshóng
洪a clear deep pool of water
8 strokeshóng
紅deluge, flood
9 strokeshóng
荭red, vermillion
9 strokeshóng
虹herb
9 strokeshóng
鸿rainbow
9 strokeshóng
閎a species of wild swan
11 strokeshóng
蕻barrier, gate
12 strokeshóng
黉budding, flourishing
16 strokeshóng
鴻school
16 strokeshóng
a species of wild swan
17 strokes4
Fourth tone
hòng
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