宏

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great; magnificent; macro (computing); macro-

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

宀 meaning “building” + 厷 sound ( gōng )

Components 宀厷

magnificent · Heisig RSH #1906

house + by one’s side + elbow

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
宏都拉斯	Hóng dū lā sī	Honduras (Tw)
宏观经济学	hóng guān jīng jì xué	macroeconomics
马克宏	Mǎ kè hóng	(Tw) Emmanuel Macron (1977-), president of France from 2017
德宏州	Dé hóng Zhōu	see 德宏傣族景頗族自治州\|德宏傣族景颇族自治州[De2 hong2 Dai3 zu2 Jing3 po1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
王力宏	Wáng Lì hóng	Wang Lee-Hom (1976-), Taiwanese-American singer
宏观世界	hóng guān shì jiè	macrocosm; the world in the large
宏病毒	hóng bìng dú	macro virus (computing)
宽宏大量	kuān hóng dà liàng	magnanimous (idiom); generous
宽宏大度	kuān hóng dà dù	magnanimous; generous; broad-minded
宏观经济	hóng guān jīng jì	macroeconomic
宏观调控	hóng guān tiáo kòng	macro-control
宏大	hóng dà	great; grand
德宏傣族景颇族自治州	Dé hóng Dǎi zú Jǐng pō zú Zì zhì zhōu	Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, in Yunnan Province 雲南省\|云南省[Yun2 nan2 Sheng3]
德宏	Dé hóng	see 德宏傣族景頗族自治州\|德宏傣族景颇族自治州[De2 hong2 Dai3 zu2 Jing3 po1 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
宏图	hóng tú	major undertaking; vast plan; grand prospect
气势宏伟	qì shì hóng wěi	imposing; majestic
宏观	hóng guān	macro-; macroscopic; holistic
气度恢宏	qì dù huī hóng	broad-minded; magnanimous
宏伟区	Hóng wěi Qū	Hongwei, a district of Liaoyang City 遼陽市\|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
宏亮	hóng liàng	variant of 洪亮[hong2 liang4]

Characters sharing the sound component 厷 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
厷 sound part	gōng	forearm, upper arm; round
雄	xióng	alpha male, hero; manly
肱	gōng	forearm
闳	hóng	barrier, gate; vast, wide; to expand