鲜红

鮮紅

xiānhóng

adjective #35,256

Meanings

1 bright red
2 scarlet
3 vivid red

Characters

Examples

国旗是鲜红的。

Guóqí shì xiānhóng de.

The national flag is bright red.

她穿了一件鲜红的连衣裙。

Tā chuānle yī jiàn xiānhóng de liányīqún.

She wore a vivid red dress.

Tips

memory

鲜 (fresh) + 红 (red) = a 'fresh red' — bright and saturated, the opposite of dull or faded. Pair with 鲜艳 xiānyàn 'brilliant/colorful' to remember 鲜's role as a brightness intensifier for colors.

Stroke Order

鲜 xiān

红 hóng