红衣

紅衣
hóngyī
noun #21,175

Meanings

  1. 1 red clothing
  2. 2 red garment
  3. 3 scarlet robes

Examples

Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn hóngyī, géwài xiǎnyǎn.
She was wearing a red garment and stood out particularly.
Hóngyī zhǔjiào shì Tiānzhǔjiào gāojí shénzhí rényuán.
A cardinal is a senior Catholic clergy member (literally: red-robed bishop).

Tips

usage
红衣 can be a simple noun meaning red clothing, but it also appears in compound terms such as 红衣主教 (cardinal in the Catholic Church), referring to their distinctive scarlet robes.

Stroke Order

hóng