| 红 | hóng | bonus; popular; red; revolutionary |
| 红军 | Hóng Jūn | Red Army |
| 红色 | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 红旗 | hóng qí | red flag; CL:面; Red flag city district; Hongqi district of Xinxiang city 新乡市, Henan |
| 红茶 | hóng chá | black tea; CL:杯,壶 |
| 红楼梦 | Hóng lóu mèng | A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹, one of the four great novels |
| 红花 | hóng huā | safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) |
| 红血球 | hóng xuè qiú | erythrocyte; red blood cell |
| 红海 | Hóng Hǎi | Red Sea |
| 红外线 | hóng wài xiàn | infrared ray |
| 红细胞 | hóng xì bāo | erythrocyte; red blood cell |
| 红卫兵 | hóng wèi bīng | Red Guards (during the Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976) |
| 红线 | hóng xiàn | red line |
| 红木 | hóng mù | red wood; mahogany; rosewood; padauk |
| 红心 | hóng xīn | heart ♥ (in card games); red, heart-shaped symbol; bullseye |
| 红星 | hóng xīng | red star; five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat; hot film star; Hongxing district of Yichun city 伊春市, Heilongjiang |
| 红磷 | hóng lín | red phosphorus |
| 红糖 | hóng táng | dark brown sugar; molasses |
| 红叶 | hóng yè | red autumnal leaves |
| 红领巾 | hóng lǐng jīn | red neckscarf; by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers |
| 红烧 | hóng shāo | simmer-fried (dish) |
| 红薯 | hóng shǔ | sweet potato |
| 红火 | hóng huǒ | prosperous |
| 红河 | Hóng hé | Honghe county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan; Red River in China; Northern Vietnam |
| 红曲 | hóng qū | red food dye made from yeast |
| 红树林 | hóng shù lín | mangrove forest or swamp |
| 红润 | hóng rùn | ruddy; rosy; florid |
| 红肿 | hóng zhǒng | inflamed; red and swollen |
| 红颜 | hóng yán | a beautiful woman; young beauties; youths; rosy cheeks |
| 红脸 | hóng liǎn | to blush; to turn red |
| 红树 | hóng shù | red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle); CL:棵 |
| 红豆 | hóng dòu | azuki bean; red bean |
| 红果 | hóng guǒ | haw fruit |
| 红苕 | hóng tiáo | sweet potato or yam |
| 红铜 | hóng tóng | copper (chemistry); see also 铜 |
| 红五星旗 | hóng wǔ xīng qí | name of the flag of the People's Republic of China |
| 红利 | hóng lì | bonus; dividend |
| 红利股票 | hóng lì gǔ piào | scrip shares (issued as dividend payment) |
| 红包 | hóng bāo | lit. money wrapped in red as a gift; a bonus payment; a kickback; a bribe |
| 红十字 | Hóng shí zì | Red Cross |
| 红原 | Hóng yuán | Hongyuan county (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan |
| 红原县 | Hóng yuán xiàn | Hongyuan county (Tibetan: rka khog rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture 阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan |
| 红古 | Hóng gǔ | Honggu district of Lanzhou city 兰州市, Gansu |
| 红古区 | Hóng gǔ qū | Honggu district of Lanzhou city 兰州市, Gansu |
| 红嘴鸥 | hóng zuǐ ōu | black-headed gull |
| 红地毯 | hóng dì tǎn | red carpet |
| 红堡 | hóng bǎo | Red Fort (historic building in Delhi, India) |
| 红场 | Hóng chǎng | Red Square (in Moscow) |
| 红塔 | Hóng tǎ | Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市, Yunnan |
| 红塔区 | Hóng tǎ qū | Hongta district of Yuxi city 玉溪市, Yunnan |
