Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

rainbow; rainbow

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hong” becomes a different word in each tone. 虹 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow
  • 海虹hǎi hóngmussel
  • 虹吸hóng xī(lit. and fig.) to siphon
  • 虹彩hóng cǎiiridescence; iris (of the eye)
  • 虹膜hóng móiris (of an eye)

Example Sentence

雨后,天空中出现了一道美丽的彩虹。Yǔ hòu, tiān kōng zhōng chū xiàn le yí dào měi lì de cǎi hóng.After the rain, a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.

rainhòuempress天空tiān kōngskyzhōngmiddle出现chū xiànto appearle(completed action)一道yí dàotogether美丽měi lìbeautifuldeof彩虹cǎi hóngrainbow