红
hóng · red💡 How to pronounce
h → like the 'h' in 'hot'. óng → like 'long' but with a rising tone.
📖 The Story
红 is the color of life, celebration, and good fortune. In ancient China, red was associated with the sun, fire, and blood — all sources of life. Today, it's the color of happiness and the most important color in Chinese festivals.
🎬 In Culture Today
Red is everywhere during Chinese festivals: red envelopes (红包) filled with money, red couplets on doors, red lanterns on the streets. It's the color of luck, and it's said to scare away evil spirits.
📝 Example Sentences
红色代表好运。
Red represents good luck.
过年的时候我们发红包。
We give red envelopes during the New Year.