虹

hóng

h+óng·2nd tone

rainbow

Radical: 虫 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾

Same radical

虫蛇蛮蛋蚁蜡融蜜螺蝉蚕虾蟠蜀蟹

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Character Decomposition

虹=虫+工

Etymology

insect

Meanings

rainbow

hóng

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Words with 虹 57 total

(loanword) neon lights (abbr. for ní hóng dēng) · (literary) rainbow霓虹ní hóng rainbow · CL:道 dào彩虹cǎi hóng mussel海虹hǎi hóng (lit. and fig.) to siphon虹吸hóng xī iridescence · iris (of the eye)虹彩hóng cǎi

Idioms with 虹 4 total Chain

lit. a white rainbow piercing the sun (idiom)\ · fig. an omen of great events or extraordinary deeds; (in fact) a solar halo, an atmospheric optical phenomenon白虹贯日bái hóng guàn rì spirit reaches to the rainbow · full of noble aspiration and daring气贯长虹qì guàn cháng hóng

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