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红桃

紅桃
hóngtáo
noun #33,439

Meanings

  1. 1 hearts (suit in playing cards)
  2. 2 red peach blossom (literary)

Examples

我手里有一张红桃A。
Wǒ shǒu lǐ yǒu yì zhāng hóngtáo A.
I have an ace of hearts in my hand.
红桃皇后是扑克牌中的一张。
Hóngtáo huánghòu shì pūkèpái zhōng de yì zhāng.
The Queen of Hearts is one of the playing cards.

Tips

memory
The four card suits in Chinese all use color + shape: 红桃 (red peach = hearts), 方块 (square = diamonds), 黑桃 (black peach = spades), 梅花 (plum blossom = clubs). The 'peach' here refers to the rounded heart-shape.

In Pop Culture

红桃皇后 Hóngtáo huánghòu
Queen of Hearts
the imperious card-queen from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (爱丽丝梦游仙境)

Stroke Order

红 hóng
桃 táo