墨水 mò shuǐ ink / CL:瓶[ping2] syn 油墨 yóu mò printing ink 通红 通紅 tōng hóng very red / red through and through / to blush (deep red) syn 渲染 xuàn rǎn rendering (computing) / to add washes of ink or color to a drawing (Chinese painting) / to exaggerate / to embellish syn 红军 紅軍 hóng jūn Red Army (1928-1937), predecessor of the PLA / (Soviet) Red Army (1917-1946) syn 墨迹 墨跡 mò jì ink marks / original calligraphy or painting of famous person syn 墨盒 mò hé ink cartridge 笔墨 筆墨 bǐ mò pen and ink / words / writing syn 砚台 硯臺 yàn tái ink stone / ink slab / CL:方[fang1] syn 签字笔 簽字筆 qiān zì bǐ felt-tip pen / roller ball pen / gel ink pen 火狐 huǒ hú red panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red fox (Vulpes vulpes) syn 喷墨 噴墨 pēn mò ink jet 墨汁 mò zhī prepared Chinese ink syn 印泥 yìn ní red ink paste used for seal syn 水墨画 水墨畫 shuǐ mò huà ink and wash painting 喷墨打印机 噴墨打印機 pēn mò dǎ yìn jī ink jet printer 水墨 shuǐ mò ink (used in painting) 闯红灯 闖紅燈 chuǎng hóng dēng to run a red light / failing to stop at a red traffic light / (slang) to have sex with a girl while she is menstruating 红头文件 紅頭文件 hóng tóu wén jiàn red-letterhead document, an official document with the name of the issuing government agency printed in red at the top, circulated to relevant bodies 白描 bái miáo line drawing in traditional ink-and-brush style / simple and straightforward style of writing 八宝粥 八寶粥 bā bǎo zhōu rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc 描红 描紅 miáo hóng to trace over red characters (as a method of learning to write) / paper printed with red characters to trace over 端砚 端硯 duān yàn high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong 鸡腿菇 雞腿菇 jī tuǐ gū shaggy ink cap (edible mushroom) / Coprinus comatus 茜 qiàn (bound form) Indian madder / munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) / (bound form) madder red / dark red / alizarin crimson syn 墨 mò ink stick / China ink / CL:塊|块[kuai4] / corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead syn 膏 gào to moisten / to grease / to apply (cream, ointment) / to dip a brush in ink syn 蘸 zhàn to dip in (ink, sauce etc) syn 缇 緹 tí orange-red silk / orange-red colored 锭 錠 dìng (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks syn 红曲 紅曲 hóng qū red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits 印台 印臺 yìn tái ink pad / stamp pad syn 砚池 硯池 yàn chí (concave) ink stone or ink slab syn 濡染 rú rǎn to infect / to influence / to dip (in ink) syn 徽墨 huī mò Anhui ink (known for its quality) 砚 硯 yàn ink-stone syn 酽 釅 yàn (of tea, wine etc) strong / (of ink, aroma etc) thick / (of a color) deep / rich syn 红色 紅色 hóng sè red (color) / revolutionary syn 红灯 紅燈 hóng dēng red light 辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste / chili sauce 红心 紅心 hóng xīn heart ♥ (in card games) / red, heart-shaped symbol / bullseye syn 红牛 紅牛 hóng niú Red Bull (energy drink) 亏欠 虧欠 kuī qiàn to have a deficit / to be in the red / to owe syn 斯诺 斯諾 sī nuò Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China 赤字 chì zì (financial) deficit / red letter syn 红十字会 紅十字會 hóng shí zì huǐ Red Cross 炽热 熾熱 chì rè red-hot / glowing / blazing / (fig.) passionate syn 紫红色 紫紅色 zǐ hóng sè red-purple / mauve / prune (color) / claret 红细胞 紅細胞 hóng xì bāo erythrocyte / red blood cell 红线 紅線 hóng xiàn red line 血色 xuè sè color (of one's skin, a sign of good health) / red of cheeks 关卡 關卡 guān qiǎ checkpoint (for taxation, security etc) / barrier / hurdle / red tape / CL:個|个[ge4],道[dao4] syn 红牌 紅牌 hóng pái red card (sports) 红木 紅木 hóng mù red wood / mahogany / rosewood / padauk 红脸 紅臉 hóng liǎn to blush / to turn red syn 红肿 紅腫 hóng zhǒng inflamed / red and swollen 红十字 紅十字 hóng shí zì Red Cross syn 红包 紅包 hóng bāo money wrapped in red as a gift / bonus payment / kickback / bribe syn 红豆 紅豆 hóng dòu azuki bean / red bean syn 发红 發紅 fā hóng to turn red / to blush / to flush 米拉 mǐ lā Mira (red giant star, Omicron Ceti) 红旗 紅旗 hóng qí red flag / CL:面[mian4] syn 五彩 wǔ cǎi five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue) / multicolored syn 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù to fly into a rage / to see red syn 排场 排場 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape syn 亏空 虧空 kuī kōng in debt / in the red / in deficit syn 鲜红 鮮紅 xiān hóng scarlet / bright red syn 气盛 氣盛 qì shèng red-blooded / full of vim / impetuous syn 红土 紅土 hóng tǔ red soil / laterite syn 仙鹤 仙鶴 xiān hè red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) syn 小熊猫 小熊貓 xiǎo xióng māo lesser panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red panda syn 红血球 紅血球 hóng xuè qiú erythrocyte / red blood cell 红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star 灯红酒绿 燈紅酒綠 dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ lanterns red, wine green (idiom) / feasting and pleasure-seeking / debauched and corrupt environment syn 红潮 紅潮 hóng cháo to blush / flush / red tide (algal bloom) / menstruation syn 橙红色 橙紅色 chéng hóng sè red-orange color / dark orange 红晕 紅暈 hóng yùn to blush / to flush red 丹参 丹參 dān shēn (botany) red sage (Salvia miltiorrhiza) syn 红萝卜 紅蘿蔔 hóng luó bo carrot / red radish syn 花红 花紅 huā hóng flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc) / a bonus / crab apple (Malus asiatica) syn 红场 紅場 hóng chǎng Red Square (in Moscow) 牛棚 niú péng cowshed / makeshift detention center set up by Red Guards in the Cultural Revolution / (baseball) bullpen 赤胆忠心 赤膽忠心 chì dǎn zhōng xīn lit. red-bellied devotion (idiom) / wholehearted loyalty / to serve sb with body and soul syn 红叶 紅葉 hóng yè red autumnal leaves syn 杨梅 楊梅 yáng méi red bayberry (Myrica rubra), aka Chinese bayberry syn 红卫兵 紅衛兵 hóng wèi bīng Red Guards (Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976) 暖色 nuǎn sè warm color (arch.) / esp. yellow, orange or red 小将 小將 xiǎo jiàng (in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age / (during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard / (in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc) syn 红领巾 紅領巾 hóng lǐng jīn red neckscarf / by extension, a member of the Young Pioneers 殷红 殷紅 yān hóng dark red syn 红烧肉 紅燒肉 hóng shāo ròu red braised pork 红彤彤 紅彤彤 hóng tōng tōng bright red syn 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 丹顶鹤 丹頂鶴 dān dǐng hè (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) syn 红宝书 紅寶書 hóng bǎo shū the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席語錄|毛主席语录[Mao2 Zhu3 xi2 Yu3 lu4]) 红树 紅樹 hóng shù red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) / CL:棵[ke1] 红楼梦 紅樓夢 hóng lóu mèng A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels 红酒 紅酒 hóng jiǔ red wine 红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube / red date 