虹
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- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 5
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 虫 +3
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 虹
- Common rank
- #2,121
- Unicode
- U+8679
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 虹
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虹口区 | Hongkou district, central Shanghai | |
| 彩虹行动 | the two mass scuttling operations carried out by the German navy: the scuttling of the Ger… | |
| 虹桥机场 | Hongqiao Airport (Shanghai) | |
| 虹彩病毒 | iridovirus | |
| 彩虹族群 | the LGBT+ community | |
| 气贯长虹 | spirit reaches to the rainbow; full of noble aspiration and daring | |
| 虹吸管 | siphon | |
| 黄宾虹 | Huang Binhong (1865-1955), art historian and literati painter | |
| 海虹 | mussel | |
| 长虹 | Changhong (brand) | |
| 彩虹蜂虎 | (bird species of China) rainbow bee-eater (Merops ornatus) | |
| 彩虹旗 | rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag | |
| 绿尾虹雉 | (bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) | |
| 棕尾虹雉 | (bird species of China) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) | |
| 虹桥 | arched bridge | |
| 彩虹屁 | (neologism c. 2017) (slang) over-the-top praise | |
| 彩虹 | rainbow; CL:道[dao4] | |
| 虹彩 | iridescence; iris (of the eye) | |
| 虹吸 | (lit. and fig.) to siphon | |
| 白尾梢虹雉 | (bird species of China) Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri) |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 工 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工 sound part | labor, work; laborer, worker | |
| 红 | red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular | |
| 空 | hollow, empty, deserted, bare | |
| 江 | large river; the Yangtze; surname | |
| 经 | the classics; to experience, to undergo | |
| 轻 | light, gentle; simple, easy | |
| 径 | path, diameter; straight, direct | |
| 攻 | to accuse; to assault; to criticize | |
| 项 | neck, nape; item; a term in an equation | |
| 氢 | ammonia | |
| 贡 | to offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts | |
| 缸 | earthen jug, crock, cistern | |
| 肛 | anus | |
| 巩 | to bind, to guard, to strengthen; firm, secure, strong | |
| 汞 | mercury (element) | |
| 邛 | mound; in distress | |
| 豇 | kidney bean; black-eyed pea | |
| 仝 | together, same; surname | |
| 巠 | underground river; flowing water |