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Translingual
Han character
弘 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 弓戈 (NI) or 難弓戈 (XNI), four-corner 12230, composition ⿰弓厶)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 356, character 17
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9709
- Dae Jaweon: page 673, character 2
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 990, character 15
- Unihan data for U+5F18
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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弘
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*ɡʷɯːŋ
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鞃
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*ɡʷɯːŋ
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苰
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*ɡʷɯːŋ
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泓
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*qʷrɯːŋ
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宖
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*qʷrɯːŋ, *ɡʷrɯːŋ
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紭
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*ɡʷrɯːŋ
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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.
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Note: hêng — used in
弘一法師.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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弘
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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hóng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hwong ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʷˁəŋ/
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English
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vast
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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弘
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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5130
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Phonetic component
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弘
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Rime group
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蒸
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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弘
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡʷɯːŋ/
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Definitions
弘
- to spread; to enlarge; to expand
- great; grand; magnificent; broad
- See also: 宏
- a surname
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
弘
(Jinmeiyō kanji)
- to spread
- wide
Readings
Compounds
Proper noun
弘 • (Hiroshi)
- a male given name
弘 • (Hiromu)
- a male given name
Korean
Hanja
弘 (eumhun 클 홍 (keul hong))
- hanja form? of 홍 (“big”)
Vietnamese
Han character
弘: Hán Nôm readings: hoằng, ngoằng
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