海红

海紅
hǎihóng
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 mussel
  2. 2 haihong fruit (a small crabapple of northern Shaanxi)

Examples

HSK 5
Wǒmen zài hǎibiān mǎi le yí dà pén hǎihóng.
We bought a big basin of mussels by the sea.
HSK 5
Qiūtiān shù shàng guà mǎn le hónghóng de hǎihóng.
In autumn the trees are covered with bright red haihong fruit.
HSK 7-9
Fǔgǔ de hǎihóng guǒ yuǎnjìn-wénmíng.
Fugu's haihong fruit is famous far and wide.

Tips

usage
Along the northern coast, as in Shandong and Liaoning, 海红 (also written 海虹) is the everyday name for mussels. In northern Shaanxi it is short for 海红果, a small, tart red fruit of the apple genus grown mainly in Fugu county and made into juice, jam and dried snacks.

Stroke Order

海 hǎi
红 hóng