红 (hóng) — red; popular; bonus.
Real origin: Silk (纟) + 工 gōng (work) for the sound: hóng, red like dyed silk.
Example sentences with 红:
- 这个杯子是红的。 — Zhè ge bēi zi shì hóng de. — This cup is red.
- 她穿了一件红衣服。 — Tā chuān le yí jiàn hóng yī fu. — She is wearing a red top.
- 他喝了酒，脸一下子就红了。 — Tā hē le jiǔ, liǎn yí xià zi jiù hóng le. — After drinking, his face turned red right away.
- 这首歌在网上突然红了。 — Zhè shǒu gē zài wǎng shàng tū rán hóng le. — This song suddenly became popular online.
- 秋天到了，山上的叶子都红了。 — Qiū tiān dào le, shān shàng de yè zi dōu hóng le. — Autumn has come, and the leaves on the hills have all turned red.
- 这位歌手红了十几年，人气始终不减。 — Zhè wèi gē shǒu hóng le shí jǐ nián, rén qì shǐ zhōng bù jiǎn. — This singer has been popular for over ten years, and her following has never faded.
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