Meanings
- Chinasocial mediaengineeringChinese social networking and e-commerce platform.First known use 2024
The start of this week saw a dramatic uptick in Google searches and social media posts about RedNote, as well as its surge to the top spot of the "free apps" chart on Apple's app store.
2025 January 17, “What to know about RedNote, the Chinese app that American TikTokkers are flooding”, in NPRSynonyms: Xiaohongshu
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounChinese social networking and e-commerce platform.
Origin
- Chinese小红书
- EnglishRedNote
Compound of red + note. English translation of Chinese 小红书 (Xiaohongshu, literally “Little Red Book”). Coined in 2024, but launched in 2013. It should note, however, the actual Chinese name of Little Red Book is actually Hong Bao Shu, not Xiao Hong Shu.
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Cite this entry
RedNote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RedNote
“RedNote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RedNote. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “RedNote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/RedNote.
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