- 粉红色 fěnhóngsè pink
- 紫红色 zǐhóngsè purplish reda range of colors between red and purple, including shades like mauve, claret, or prune color
- 红色娘子军 Hóngsè Niángzijūn Red Detachment of WomenRed Detachment of Women, a revolutionary opera that premiered in 1964
- 橙红色 chénghóngsè orange-redred-orange color; dark orange
- 猩红色 xīnghóngsè scarletscarlet color
- 红色旅游 hóngsèlǚyóu red tourismred tourism, focused on sites in China associated with the Communist Revolution
- 红色炸弹 hóngsèzhàdàn wedding invitation(jocular) wedding invitation (lit. "red bomb", because wedding invitations use red paper, and invitees are expected to give a substantial sum of money as a wedding gift)
- 红色高棉 Hóngsè Gāomián Khmer RougeKhmer Rouge, Cambodian political party
- 带红色 dàihóngsè reddish
- 艳红色 yànhóngsè crimson
- 暗红色 ànhóngsè dark reda dark shade of red, often used to describe deep or dusky hues.
- 朱红色 zhūhóngsè vermiliona bright red or scarlet color, often associated with traditional Chinese ink or seal paste.
- 深红色 shēnhóngsè crimsona deep, dark red color
- 猎杀红色十月号 Lièshā Hóngsè Shíyuèhào The Hunt for Red October"The Hunt for Red October", a novel by Tom Clancy