Which Chinese characters are pronounced hong?

This page lists 25 dictionary entries with the base pinyin syllable hong, organized by their tone-marked pronunciation.

Do all hong characters have the same tone?

No. Characters can share the base syllable hong while using different Mandarin tones. The tone-marked pinyin beside each character shows the difference.

How can I practice writing hong characters?

Open any character for animated stroke order, or send the character set to the free worksheet generator for printable Tianzige or Mizige practice.

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PINYIN SYLLABLE

Chinese characters with Pinyin hong

Learn how to write 25 Chinese characters pronounced “hong” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.

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START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS

Common “hong” Chinese characters

The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.

红hóng

red

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宏hóng

great

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洪hóng

flood

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虹hóng

rainbow

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弘hóng

great

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轰hōng

explosion

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哄hǒng

roar of laughter (onom.)

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烘hōng

to bake

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced hóng

14 dictionary entries use the pronunciation hóng, including 红 (red), 宏 (great), 洪 (flood), 虹 (rainbow), 弘 (great).

14 characters

红hóng

red

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宏hóng

great

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洪hóng

flood

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虹hóng

rainbow

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弘hóng

great

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闳hóng

big

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泓hóng

clear

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紅hóng

Chinese character

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荭hóng

used in 葒草|荭草[hong2 cao3]

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鸿hóng

eastern bean goose

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閎hóng

Chinese character

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蕻hóng

(literary) luxuriant; flourishing

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黉hóng

school

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鴻hóng

Chinese character

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced hòng

4 dictionary entries use the pronunciation hòng, including 讧 (strife), 訌 (Chinese character), 銾 (sound of a bell), 鬨 (Chinese character).

4 characters

讧hòng

strife

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訌hòng

Chinese character

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銾hòng

sound of a bell

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鬨hòng

Chinese character

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced hǒng

1 dictionary entry uses the pronunciation hǒng, including 哄 (roar of laughter (onom.)).

1 character

哄hǒng

roar of laughter (onom.)

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TONE-MARKED PINYIN

Chinese characters pronounced hōng

6 dictionary entries use the pronunciation hōng, including 轰 (explosion), 烘 (to bake), 訇 (surname Hong), 焢 (angry appearance (archaic)), 薨 (death of a prince).

6 characters

轰hōng

explosion

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烘hōng

to bake

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訇hōng

surname Hong

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焢hōng

angry appearance (archaic)