弘
Meanings
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- 1.great
- 2.liberal
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Wiktionary
- 1.to spread; to enlarge; to expand
- 2.great; grand; magnificent; broad
- 3.a surname
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Etymology
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡʷɯːŋ): phonetic 弓 (OC *kʷɯŋ, “bow”) + semantic 口 (“mouth”) – the sound of a bow > a loud sound. The 口 later corrupts into 厶 (the ancient form of 肱 (OC *kʷɯːŋ)), which Shuowen interprets to be the phonetic component of the character.
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Components
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Derived terms
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Related words
弘扬 to enhance弘法 to propagate Buddhist teachings弘愿 variant of 宏愿[hóng yuàn]弘旨 variant of 宏旨[hóng zhǐ]弘治 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]恢弘 variant of 恢宏[huī hóng]弘图 variant of 宏图[hóng tú]宽弘 magnanimous殷弘绪 François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court