hóng
彤
red; crimson
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesadjective
red; crimson
literaryUsed in literary and formal contexts, now less commonly used in daily spoken Chinese.
Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
shǐ使
yòng用
hóng红
gōng弓
zuò作
wéi为
cǎng赏
cì赐
。
Ancient emperors often used red bows as rewards.
《
Shī诗
jīng经
》
zhōng中
duō多
yǒu有
miáo描
xiě写
tóng彤
yún云
de的
shī诗
jù句
。
There are many poems describing red clouds in The Book of Songs.
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Tóng彤
guǎn管
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
yī一
zhǒng种
hóng红
sè色
de的
bǐ笔
guǎn管
wén文
jù具
。
Tong guan is an ancient red pen holder stationery.
Tóng彤
tíng庭
zhǐ指
huáng皇
gōng宫
，
yīn因
huáng皇
gōng宫
qī漆
chéng成
hóng红
sè色
ér而
dé得
míng名
。
Tong ting refers to the imperial palace, named for its red paint.
Zhè这
fú幅
huà画
de的
tóng彤
sè色
xuàn渲
rǎn染
fēi非
cháng常
dào到
wèi位
。
The red color rendering in this painting is very well done.
noun
surname Tong
neutralUsed as a family name, follows standard Chinese surname capitalization rules when used in English contexts.
Tóng彤
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
xīn新
tóng同
shì事
。
Mr. Tong is our new colleague at the company.
Tóng彤
xìng姓
qǐ起
yuán源
yú于
shàng上
gǔ古
shí时
qī期
de的
jī姬
xìng姓
。
The Tong surname originated from the Ji surname in ancient times.
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Tóng彤
lěi磊
zài在
běi北
jīng京
dà大
xué学
dú读
shū书
。
Lei Tong is studying at Peking University.
Wǒ我
rèn认
shi识
yī一
wèi位
xìng姓
tóng彤
de的
lǎo老
shī师
。
I know a teacher with the surname Tong.
Tóng彤
shì氏
jiā家
zú族
zài在
dāng当
dì地
yǒu有
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
The Tong family has a long history in this area.