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弘
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noble

HSK 7 N1
Objects →Tools →Weapons
hóng
コウ、グ
ひろ.い
홍
Phonosemantic compound. 弓 represents the sound and 口 represents the original meaning "loud sound". The meaning later extended to "great", "vast".
Components
弓 bow+ 口 mouth =
弘 noble
弓 Phonetic component
gōng bow
View phonetic series →
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
Notes
Similar Characters
引 draw發 send out (trad)隽 outstanding (simp)雋 talented (trad)穹 high and vast芎 a kind of herb躬 stoop弛 loosen张 extend (simp)弥 full (simp)弦 bowstring弧 arc弩 cross-bow弪 circular (simp)弮 a crossbow which弯 curve (simp)弳 circular measure (trad)張 stretch (trad/jp)強 strong (trad/jp)弹 pellet (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
弘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
弘 [hóng]
great; liberal
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
弘 ぐ
Gu surname
弘 こう
Kō given name
弘 こうしょう
Kōshou unclassified name
弘 こうじ
Kōji unclassified name
弘 こうそう
Kōsou unclassified name
弘 こうぼう
Kōbou unclassified name
弘 ひとし
Hitoshi unclassified name
弘 ひろ
Hiro female given namesurname
弘 ひろかつ
Hirokatsu unclassified name
弘 ひろき
Hiroki unclassified name
弘 ひろし
Hiroshi surnamemale given name
弘 ひろまつ
Hiromatsu unclassified name
弘 ひろむ
Hiromu male given name
CHINESE WORDS (14)
弘扬 [hóng​yáng] #59,610
to enhance
弘扬 [hóng​yáng] #59,610
to enhance
恢弘 [huī​hóng] #30,813
variant of 恢宏[huī​hóng]
弘治 [Hóng​zhì] #47,018
Hongzhi Emperor, reign name of ninth Ming emperor 朱祐樘[Zhū​Yòu​táng] (1470-1505), reigned 1487-1505, Temple name 明孝宗[Míng​Xiào​zōng]
殷弘绪 [Yīn​Hóng​xù] #74,242
François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court
殷弘绪 [Yīn​Hóng​xù] #74,242
François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court
弘旨 [hóng​zhǐ] #75,478
variant of 宏旨[hóng​zhǐ]
宽弘 [kuān​hóng]
magnanimous
宽弘 [kuān​hóng]
magnanimous
弘图 [hóng​tú]
variant of 宏圖|宏图[hóng​tú]
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JAPANESE WORDS (33)
⭐ 広い [ひろい] #437
spacious
⭐ 広大 [こうだい] #5,151
vast
⭐ 広まる [ひろまる] #5,179
to spread
⭐ 広める [ひろめる] #7,215
to spread
⭐ 広報 [こうほう] #22,245
public relations
披露目 [ひろめ] #26,976
making (something) widely known
弘前 [ひろさき] #69,674
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
弘法 [ぐほう] #77,284
spreading Buddhist teachings
元弘 [げんこう] #101,906
Genkō era (1331.8.9-1334.1.29)
弘治 [こうじ] #107,852
Kōji era (1555.10.23-1558.2.28)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
홍보 #36,627
promotion; publicity; advertisement