红橙

紅橙
hóngchéng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 blood orange
  2. 2 red-fleshed orange variety

Examples

Hóngchéng de guǒròu shì zǐhóng sè de.
The flesh of a blood orange is purplish-red.
Dōngtiān shì chī hóngchéng de jìjié.
Winter is the season for eating blood oranges.

Tips

usage
Refers to red/blood-flesh orange cultivars (e.g. Moro, Tarocco, Sanguinello). The red color comes from anthocyanins that develop during cold nights — hence blood oranges are a winter fruit and their color deepens in cooler-climate growing regions.

Stroke Order

hóng
chéng