弘 (hóng): great, liberal
弘 (hóng) is a Chinese character meaning “great.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 弓 (structural) and 厶 (structural). It ranks #2503 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- great
- liberal
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弘扬 | hóng yáng | to enhance |
| 弘法 | hóng fǎ | to propagate Buddhist teachings |
| 弘治 | hóng zhì | Hongzhi Emperor, reign name of ninth Ming emperor 朱祐樘[Zhu1 You4 tang2] (1470-1505), reigned 1487-1505, temple name 明孝... |
| 弘图 | hóng tú | variant of 宏圖|宏图[hong2 tu2] |
| 弘愿 | hóng yuàn | variant of 宏願|宏愿[hong2 yuan4] |
| 宽弘 | kuān hóng | magnanimous |
| 恢弘 | huī hóng | variant of 恢宏[hui1 hong2] |
| 殷弘绪 | yīn hóng xù | François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court |
| 弘旨 | hóng zhǐ | variant of 宏旨[hong2 zhi3] |
弘 appears in 9 compound words: 67 as the first character, 22 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 弘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
弘字虽然难写,但意思很有趣。
hóng zì suī rán nán xiě , dàn yì sī hěn yǒu qù .
The character "弘" may be difficult to write, but its meaning is quite interesting.
...亿级ETF“一姐”节前离职,已火速加盟天弘基金,引进人才又落一子
. . . yì jí E T F yī jiě jié qián lí zhí , yǐ huǒ sù jiā méng tiān hóng jī jīn , yǐn jìn rén cái yòu luò yī zǐ
... The "first sister" of the 100-million-level ETF left before the holiday and has quickly joined Tianhong Fund, and the introduction of talents has fallen into another son
博弘财报/2025年获利1.13亿元、EPS...
bó hóng cái bào 2 0 2 5 nián huò lì 1 . 1 3 yì yuán , E P S . . .
Bohong Financial Report/2025 profit of 113 million yuan, EPS...
经典赛/日本队遭软银完封仍有收获 井端弘和点“好球带差异”
jīng diǎn sài rì běn duì zāo ruǎn yín wán fēng réng yǒu shōu huò jǐng duān hóng hé diǎn hǎo qiú dài chā yì
Classic/Japan team was shutout by Softbank and still gained Hirokazu Ibata pointed out the difference in "good ball belt"
弘凯切入新应用 添动能
hóng kǎi qiē rù xīn yīng yòng tiān dòng néng
Hongkai cuts into new applications to add momentum
台湾素食龙头弘扬食品 投资4亿打造首座绿电智慧新厂
tái wān sù shí lóng tóu hóng yáng shí pǐn tóu zī 4 yì dǎ zào shǒu zuò lǜ diàn zhì huì xīn hǎn
Taiwan's vegetarian leader promotes food and invests 400 million yuan to build the first green power smart factory
弘美正穿着一件新衣服。
Hóng měi zhèng chuān zhe yī jiàn xīn yīfu.
Hiromi is wearing a new dress.
虽然弘子不喜欢香烟的烟雾,她却乐意和朋友出去喝酒。
Suīrán hóng zǐ bù xǐhuan xiāngyān de yānwù, tā què lèyì hé péngyou chūqù hējiǔ.
Although Hiroko dislikes cigarette smoke, she readily goes out drinking with friends.
Character Family
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