- 粉红色 fěnhóngsè pinkpink color; the color pink
- 紫红色 zǐhóngsè purplish redpurplish red; mauve; claret
- 红色娘子军 hóngsèniángzijūn Red Detachment of WomenTitle of a famous revolutionary ballet and opera that premiered in 1964; it tells the story of an all-female unit of the Red Army.
- 橘红色 júhóngsè orange; hyacinthan orange or reddish-orange color
- 红色政权 hóngsèzhèngquán revolutionary political powerCommunist political authority or power in general
- 橙红色 chénghóngsè orange-redred-orange color; dark orange; salmon-colored
- 洋红色 yánghóngsè magentamagenta; carmine; vermilion; bright red
- 红色广场 hóngsèguǎngchǎng Red SquareRed Square, the historical city square in Moscow, Russia
- 红色旅游 hóngsèlǚyóu red tourismPatriotic tourism in China focused on historical sites associated with the Communist Revolution and the history of the Communist Party since 1921.
- 红色炸弹 hóngsèzhàdàn wedding invitationA humorous way to refer to a wedding invitation, literally 'red bomb', because they are sent in red envelopes and require the recipient to spend money on a gift.
- 红色警戒名单 hóngsèjǐngjièmíngdān red lista formal list identifying endangered species or entities requiring urgent protection or caution
- 红色通缉令 hóngsètōngjīlìng red noticean Interpol red notice, which is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action
- 红色高棉 hóngsègāomián Khmer RougeKhmer Rouge; the Cambodian communist party that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979
- 艳红色 yànhóngsè crimsonbright red color; crimson
- 朱红色 zhūhóngsè vermiliona bright red or cinnabar color
- 血红色 xuèhóngsè blood redblood red color
- 枣红色 zǎohóngsè maroonpurplish red or maroon color; the color of a ripe jujube
- 桃红色 táohóngsè pinka pink or reddish color like that of peach blossoms; peach-pink
- 淡红色 dànhóngsè light redlight red color; pale red with a low level of saturation
- 深紫红色 shēnzǐhóngsè deep purplish-redroyal purple; imperial purple; claret
- 深红色 shēnhóngsè dark reddeep red; crimson; scarlet
- 猎杀红色十月号 lièshāhóngsèshíyuèhào The Hunt for Red October"The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy
- 猩红色 xīnghóngsè scarletscarlet; cinnabar