Chinese symbol for “crimson”
大红
dà hóng
Traditional: 大紅
crimson
The closest CC-CEDICT match for crimson is 大红 (dà hóng), defined as: crimson.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “crimson”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 绯红 (緋紅) | fēi hóng | crimson; scarlet |
| 艳红色 (艷紅色) | yàn hóng sè | crimson |
| 深红色 (深紅色) | shēn hóng sè | deep red; crimson |
| 𫄸 (纁) | xūn | crimson |
| 红殷殷 (紅殷殷) | hóng yān yān | dark red; crimson |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 大红.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大量 | dà liàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大陆 (大陸) | dà lù | continent; mainland; 块 (kuài) |
| 大会 (大會) | dà huì | general assembly; general meeting |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 红色 (紅色) | hóng sè | red (color); revolutionary |
| 红包 (紅包) | hóng bāo | money wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment |
See also: Japanese symbol for “crimson”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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