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Chinese symbol for “rosy”

透红
tòu hóng
Traditional: 透紅
rosy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rosy is 透红 (tòu hóng), defined as: rosy.

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

透 tòu
to pierce, to penetrate, to pass through; thorough
radical 162 ⾡ · 10 strokes
红 hóng
red, vermillion; to blush, to flush; popular
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “rosy”

WordPinyinMeaning
红润 (紅潤)hóng rùnruddy; rosy
红扑扑 (紅撲撲)hóng pū pūred; rosy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 透红.

WordPinyinMeaning
透过 (透過)tòu guòto pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via
透露tòu lùto leak out; to divulge
透明tòu míngtransparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
渗透 (滲透)shèn tòu(lit. and fig.) to permeate; to seep into
透明度tòu míng dùtransparency; (policy of) openness
透视 (透視)tòu shì(drawing and painting) perspective; (medicine) to perform fluoroscopy; to examine by X-ray
红色 (紅色)hóng sèred (color); revolutionary
红包 (紅包)hóng bāomoney wrapped in red as a gift; bonus payment

See also: Japanese symbol for “rosy”.

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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