red envelope
red envelope meaning
A hongbao — the red envelope containing money, given at Lunar New Year, weddings and birthdays across China and the wider Chinese diaspora. The red is for luck, and the amount matters: certain numbers are auspicious and others are avoided entirely.
Meaning
A hongbao — the red envelope containing money, given at Lunar New Year, weddings and birthdays across China and the wider Chinese diaspora. The red is for luck, and the amount matters: certain numbers are auspicious and others are avoided entirely. Digital hongbao are now sent in their billions, which is one of the great emoji-to-real-economy stories.
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How to use it
- Hongbao from every relative 🧧
- Digital red envelopes are sent by the billion now 🧧
- Lunar New Year, and the children clean up 🧧
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | rooi koevert |
| አማርኛ | ቀይ ፖስታ |
| العربية | ظرف أحمر بكتابة صينية |
| অসমীয়া | ৰঙা লেফাফা |
| azərbaycan | qırmızı zərf |
| башҡорт | ҡыҙыл конверт |
| беларуская | чырвоны канверт |
| български | червен плик |
| বাংলা | লাল খাম |
| bosanski | crvena koverta |
| català | sobre vermell |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎩᎦᎨ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎠᏍᏚᏙᏗ |
| čeština | červená obálka |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | хӗрлӗ конверт |
| Cymraeg | amlen goch |
| Deutsch | roter Umschlag |
| dolnoserbšćina | cerwjena wobalka |
| Ελληνικά | κόκκινος φάκελος |
| English | red envelope |
| español | sobre rojo |
| eesti | punane ümbrik |
| euskara | gutun-azal gorri |
| فارسی | پاکت سرخ |
| suomi | punainen kirjekuori |
| Filipino | ampao |
| føroyskt | reyður brævbjálvi |
| français | enveloppe rouge |
| Gaeilge | clúdach litreach dearg |
| Gàidhlig | cèiseag dhearg |
| galego | sobre vermello |
| ગુજરાતી | લાલ પરબિડીયું |
| Hausa | jar ambulan |
| עברית | מעטפה אדומה |
| हिन्दी | लाल लिफ़ाफ़ा |
| hrvatski | crvena omotnica |
| hornjoserbšćina | čerwjena wobalka |
| magyar | piros boríték |
| հայերեն | կարմիր ծրար |
| Indonesia | amplop merah |
| íslenska | rautt umslag |
| italiano | busta hongbao |
| 日本語 | 赤い封筒 |
| Jawa | ang pao |
| ქართული | წითელი კონვერტი |
| қазақ тілі | қызыл конверт |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | قىزىل كونۆەرت |
| ខ្មែរ | អាំងប៉ាវ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಕೆಂಪು ಎನ್ವಲಪ್ |
| 한국어 | 세뱃돈 |
| कोंकणी | तांबडें एन्वालॉप |
| кыргызча | кызыл конверт |
| ລາວ | ຊອງຈົດໝາຍສີແດງ |
| lietuvių | raudonas vokas |
| latviešu | sarkana aploksne |
| македонски | црвен плик |
| മലയാളം | ചുവന്ന എൻവെലപ്പ് |
| монгол | бэлэгний улаан дугтуй |
| मराठी | लाल पाकिट |
| Melayu | angpau |
| မြန်မာ | စာအိတ်နီ |
| नेपाली | निमन्त्रणा |
| Nederlands | rode envelop |
| norsk | rød konvolutt |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ନାଲି ଲିଫାଫା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਲਾਲ ਲਿਫ਼ਾਫਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Rẹ́d Ẹnvẹ́lop |
| polski | czerwona koperta |
| پښتو | سره لفافه |
| português | envelope vermelho |
| rumantsch | busta cotschna |
| română | plic roșu |
| русский | красный конверт |
| سنڌي | ڳاڙهو لفافو |
| တႆး | ထူင်လိၵ်ႈသီလႅင် |
| සිංහල | රතු ලියුම් කවරය |
| slovenčina | červená obálka |
| slovenščina | rdeča ovojnica |
| Soomaali | baqshad gaduudan |
| shqip | zarf i kuq |
| српски | црвена коверта |
| srpski | crvena koverta |
| svenska | rött kuvert |
| Kiswahili | bahasha nyekundu |
| தமிழ் | சிவப்பு உறை |
| తెలుగు | రెడ్ ఎన్వలప్ |
| ไทย | อั่งเปา |
| ትግርኛ | ቀይሕ ፖስታ |
| türkmen dili | gyzyl bukja |
| lea fakatonga | sila kulokula |
| Türkçe | kırmızı zarf |
| українська | червоний конверт |
| اردو | سرخ لفافہ |
| o‘zbek | qizil xatjild |
| Tiếng Việt | bao lì xì |
| Èdè Yorùbá | akolẹ́tàsí pupa |
| 粵語 | 利是封 |
| 粤语 | 利是封 |
| 中文 | 红包 |
| 繁體中文 | 紅包 |
| isiZulu | red envelope |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9E7
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :red_envelope:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the red envelope emoji (🧧) mean?
- A hongbao — the red envelope containing money, given at Lunar New Year, weddings and birthdays across China and the wider Chinese diaspora. The red is for luck, and the amount matters: certain numbers are auspicious and others are avoided entirely.
- How do you type the red envelope emoji?
- Copy the red envelope emoji 🧧 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the red envelope emoji in?
- The red envelope emoji belongs to the Activities category.