| 1 | 红 | 紅 | hóng | Hong2 | red; popular; revolutionary; bonus; surname Hong | | |
| 2 | 红军 | 紅軍 | hóng jūn | Hong2 jun1 | Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA; (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) | | |
| 3 | 红色 | 紅色 | hóng sè | hong2 se4 | red (color); revolutionary | | |
| 4 | 红旗 | 紅旗 | hóng qí | Hong2 qi2 | red flag; Classifiers: 面 ; Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新乡市 , Henan | | |
| 5 | 通红 | 通紅 | tōng hóng | tong1 hong2 | very red; red through and through; to blush (deep red) | | |
| 6 | 红楼梦 | 紅樓夢 | hóng lóu mèng | Hong2 lou2 Meng4 | A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 , one of the four great novels | | |
| 7 | 红细胞 | 紅細胞 | hóng xì bāo | hong2 xi4 bao1 | erythrocyte; red blood cell | | |
| 8 | 鲜红 | 鮮紅 | xiān hóng | xian1 hong2 | scarlet; bright red | | |
| 9 | 红叶 | 紅葉 | hóng yè | hong2 ye4 | red autumnal leaves | | |
| 10 | 血红蛋白 | 血紅蛋白 | xuè hóng dàn bái | xue4 hong2 dan4 bai2 | hemoglobin | | |
| 11 | 西红柿 | 西紅柿 | xī hóng shì | xi1 hong2 shi4 | tomato; Classifiers: 只 | | |
| 12 | 脸红 | 臉紅 | liǎn hóng | lian3 hong2 | to blush; to redden (with shame, indignation etc) | | |
| 13 | 红花 | 紅花 | hóng huā | hong2 hua1 | safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) | | |
| 14 | 大红 | 大紅 | dà hóng | da4 hong2 | crimson | | |
| 15 | 红外 | 紅外 | hóng wài | hong2 wai4 | infrared (ray) | | |
| 16 | 红灯 | 紅燈 | hóng dēng | hong2 deng1 | red light | | |
| 17 | 粉红色 | 粉紅色 | fěn hóng sè | fen3 hong2 se4 | pink | | |
| 18 | 分红 | 分紅 | fēn hóng | fen1 hong2 | dividend; to award a bonus | | |
| 19 | 红外线 | 紅外線 | hóng wài xiàn | hong2 wai4 xian4 | infrared ray | | |
| 20 | 红润 | 紅潤 | hóng rùn | hong2 run4 | ruddy; rosy; florid | | |
| 21 | 红领巾 | 紅領巾 | hóng lǐng jīn | hong2 ling3 jin1 | red neckscarf; by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers | | |
| 22 | 红色旅游 | 紅色旅遊 | hóng sè lǚ yóu | hong2 se4 lu:3 you2 | red tourism, focused on sites in China associated with the Communist Revolution | | |
| 23 | 红人 | 紅人 | hóng rén | hong2 ren2 | a favorite of sb in power; a celebrity; American Indian | | |
| 24 | 红药水 | 紅藥水 | hóng yào shuǐ | hong2 yao4 shui3 | mercurochrome (antiseptic solution) | | |
| 25 | 红黑名单 | 紅黑名單 | hóng hēi míng dān | hong2 hei1 ming2 dan1 | whitelist and blacklist, i.e. 红名单 and 黑名单 | | |