红方

紅方

hóngfāng

noun #33,416

Meanings

1 the red side (in chess/games/competitions/military exercises)
2 Red team
3 red fermented bean curd (a variety of fǔrǔ)

Characters

side, square, party

Examples

象棋比赛中红方先走。

Xiàngqí bǐsài zhōng hóngfāng xiān zǒu.

In Chinese chess, Red moves first.

军演中红方代表我方部队。

Jūnyǎn zhōng hóngfāng dàibiǎo wǒfāng bùduì.

In the military exercise, the Red Team represents our forces.

他喜欢用红方拌豆腐吃。

Tā xǐhuān yòng hóngfāng bàn dòufu chī.

He likes mixing red fermented tofu with bean curd.

Tips

culture

Two distinct senses share the form. (1) In Chinese chess (象棋 xiàngqí) and in military/wargame exercises, the two sides are 红方 (Red) vs 黑方 (Black) or 红方 vs 蓝方 (Blue) — Red conventionally being 'us/the home side'. (2) In food contexts, 红方 is shorthand for 红方腐乳 (hóngfāng fǔrǔ), the red-rind fermented bean curd colored with red yeast rice (红曲).

Stroke Order

红 hóng

方 fāng