弘
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great; liberal
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 弓 +2
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 弘
- Common rank
- #3,305
- Unicode
- U+5F18
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Formation & memory
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How 弘 is formed
How to remember it
noble · Heisig RSH #2269
弓 bow + elbow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 弘
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弘法 | to propagate Buddhist teachings | |
| 弘治 | Hongzhi Emperor, reign name of ninth Ming emperor 朱祐樘[Zhu1 You4 tang2] (1470-1505), reigne… | |
| 弘图 | variant of 宏圖|宏图[hong2 tu2] | |
| 弘扬 | to enhance; to promote; to enrich | |
| 宽弘 | magnanimous; generous; broad-minded; wide; resonant (voice) | |
| 弘愿 | variant of 宏願|宏愿[hong2 yuan4] | |
| 殷弘绪 | François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court | |
| 弘旨 | variant of 宏旨[hong2 zhi3] | |
| 恢弘 | variant of 恢宏[hui1 hong2] |