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Meaning of 虹

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Pinyin: hóng
English Definition: rainbow
Chinese Definition:
①雨后天空中出现的彩色圆弧,有红、橙、黄、绿、蓝、靛、紫七种颜色。是大气中的小水珠经日光照射发生折射和反射作用而形成的,出现在和太阳相对着的方向。
②指桥(因形似虹):虹桥(中国古代的一种木拱桥。外形如长虹贯空。亦称“飞桥”)。断虹。长虹卧波。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (insect) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
彩虹 cǎi hóng rainbow; Classifiers:
长虹 cháng hóng Changhong (brand)
霓虹灯 hóng dēng neon lamp (loanword)
霓虹 hóng rainbow; neon (loanword)
虹膜 hóng iris (of an eye)
More: 虹* | *虹 | *虹*
Example Sentences
1
I like the seven colors of the rainbow
2
We live in Hongkou District of Shanghai.
3
We saw a beautiful rainbow in the distance.
4
I often fantasize about flying into the sky to see a rainbow.
5
My favorite toy when I was a child was a rainbow-colored bubble gun.