虹

hóng
#2,171 most
frequent character
rainbow

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

虹 hóng combines 虫, a snake or worm, with 工 gōng as sound part. The curving worm shape reminded people of a rainbow, giving original 'rainbow.'

Drawn as: curved snake shape

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Homophones

HSK 2
红hóng
bonus, popular, red, revolutionary
宏hóng
great, magnificent, macro (computing)
洪hóng
flood, big, great
鸿hóng
eastern bean goose, great, large

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