Character

宏

hóng HSK 6

宏 hóng HSK 6

1. grand; vast
2. a surname
3. generally written as "弘": to glorify and promote

Words using 宏 as hóng (3)

1 宏大 hóng dà — grand, magnificent HSK 6
- 宏 grand, vast, magnificent (emphasizing scope and impressiveness)
- 大 great, large (reinforcing the large scale)
Example

他提出了一个宏大的计划。

tā tí chū le yí gè hóng dà de jì huà

He proposed a grand plan.
2 宏伟 hóng wěi — magnificent HSK 7
- 宏 grand, vast in scale
- 伟 great, magnificent
Example

长城是一个宏伟的建筑。

Chángchéng shì yí gè hóng wěi de jiàn zhù

The Great Wall is a magnificent structure.
3 宏观 hóng guān — macro; macroscopic HSK 7
- 宏 grand, large-scale (contributes the sense of 'broad' or 'large-scale')
- 观 view, perspective (contributes the sense of 'observation' or 'viewpoint')
Example

从宏观角度来看，经济正在稳步增长。

cóng hóng guān jiǎo dù lái kàn jīng jì zhèng zài wěn bù zēng zhǎng

From a macro perspective, the economy is growing steadily.

Structure & writing

宏 hóng — grand; vast

宏 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter

宀 is a component in 48 characters

HSK 1

字 zì written character; word 它 tā third-person pronoun for non-human things; it 宜 yí suitable, appropriate 客 kè guest; visitor (opposite of 主) 家 jiā family; household as a social unit based on marriage and kinship

HSK 2

完 wán complete; whole; intact 室 shì room; chamber

HSK 3

安 ān safe, secure; opposite of '危' 定 dìng calm; stable 实 shí solid, filled completely with no gaps (opposite of "虚") 害 hài harm; disadvantage (opposite of 利、益) 容 róng to contain; to hold; to have capacity for

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宾 bīn guest (opposite of "主" host) 演 yǎn to evolve; to change gradually

HSK 4

寄 jì to entrust; to place one's trust in 富 fù wealthy; rich in resources (opposite of "贫" and "穷") 察 chá to observe closely; to investigate; to examine

HSK 5

守 shǒu to defend, guard (opposite of 攻) 宝 bǎo treasure; precious thing 宠 chǒng to dote on; to indulge with excessive affection (often from a superior to an inferior) 宣 xuān to announce publicly; to spread, disseminate 宽 kuān wide; broad (opposite of narrow)

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宿 sù to lodge; to spend the night; to sleep overnight 寓 yù to reside temporarily; to lodge

HSK 6

宅 zhái residence; dwelling 宏 hóng grand; vast 官 guān government or military official of a certain rank 审 shěn detailed; thorough 宫 gōng palace (residence of emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.)

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宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together 宵 xiāo night 寂 jì quiet, silent 寞 mò quiet and desolate; lonely 灾 zāi disaster caused by nature or human activity 牢 láo (lit.) pen or enclosure for livestock or wild animals

HSK 7

奥 ào southwest corner of a house in ancient times; inner recess of a room 宁 níng peaceful; tranquil 宇 yǔ eaves; by extension, a house or building 宗 zōng ancestor 宙 zhòu all time; eternity (past and present)

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宪 xiàn (lit.) laws and decrees 宰 zǎi to oversee; to preside over 寐 mèi (lit.) to fall asleep; to sleep 寝 qǐn to sleep 寡 guǎ widowed (of a woman) 寥 liáo sparse; few 穴 xué cave; pit or hole in the ground or a structure 贮 zhù to store; to stockpile

2 厷 gōng — upper arm; arm radical

厷 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 6

宏 hóng grand; vast 雄 xióng male (of organisms that produce sperm, opposite of 雌)

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