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How many colors make up red?

Big Red, Peach Red, Bright Red, Huma, Vermilion and so on.

One, big red

Vernacular interpretation: that is, Da Kung, the name of the funeral clothes. Traditional Chinese color name, that is, positive red, red in the three primary colors, the traditional Chinese red.

Dynasty: Western Han Dynasty

Author: Sima Qian

Source: Historical Records of the Grand Historian (史记-孝文本纪):"Suit Daigong for fifteen days."

Translation: "Wear big red mourning clothes for fifteen days."

2. Peach Red

Vernacular interpretation: a type of color. The color of peach blossoms, a slightly brighter color than pink.

Dynasty: Liang of the Southern Dynasties

Author: Liu Zun

Source: poem "Prosperity Should be Ordered": "Slow face is like peach red."

Translation: "The color of the arrogantly beautiful face is like peach blossom red."

Three: bright red

Vernacular interpretation: bright red

Dynasty: Song .

Author: Su Sunqin

Source: "Answer to Heshu's Spring Boat Ride": "Spring seeps into the water light and becomes a tender turquoise, and the sun evens out the color of the flowers and turns them bright red."

Translation: "Spring seeps into the water light and turns it into a tender green, and the sun evens out the color of the flowers and turns them more bright red "

Four, Yanhong

Vernacular interpretation: meaning reddish flower color, more borrowed to refer to showy flowers.

Dynasty: Tang

Author: Li Shangyin

Source: Heyang Poetry: "Side close to the Huma red accompanied by soft green."

Translation: side near the reddish color of flowers accompanied by soft green.

Fifth: Vermilion Red

Vernacular interpretation: vermilion red, or Chinese red, is a color.

Dynasty: Song

Author: Su Shi

Origin: "The Book of Teng Da Dao" No. 8: "Xu for the placement of vermilion red. "

Translation: allow for it to be colored vermilion.