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vast

HSK 7 N1
hào
コウ
おおき.い、ひろ.い
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 告 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
gào declare
tell, announce, inform
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[hào]
grand; vast (water)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
いさむ
Isamu given name
おおい
Ooi given name
きよし
Kiyoshi unclassified name
こう
male given name
こうしょう
Kōshou unclassified name
こうじ
Kōji given name
こうそう
Kōsou unclassified name
ごう
Gou given name
ごうじ
Gouji unclassified name
ひろ
Hiro female given name
ひろし
Hiroshi male given name
ゆたか
Yutaka given name