宏 meaning and stroke order
Great, spacious, vast, wide
How to write 宏, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 宏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- great
- magnificent
- macro (computing)
- macro-
How 宏 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Building.
宀 gives the meaning and 厷 hints at the sound.
Radical: 宀 (roof), shared by 67 characters on this site.
How to remember 宏
The roof 宀 on top means a building, and 厷 below gives the sound hóng. Picture a huge hall under one roof, so big it feels grand and vast.
宏 (hóng) is mostly used in formal or written words like 宏大 (hóngdà), 宏伟 (hóngwěi) and 宏观 (hóngguān), not on its own. Example: 这座建筑很宏伟。(Zhè zuò jiànzhù hěn hóngwěi.) This building is very imposing.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 宏 with 红 (hóng, red) or 洪 (hóng, flood) because they share the same sound and tone. Remember that only 宏 has the roof 宀, which links it to size and grandness, not color or water.
Common words with 宏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
宏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 宏
How many strokes are in 宏?
宏 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 宏 mean?
宏 (hóng) means great, spacious, vast, wide. A common word with it is 宏大 (hóngdà), meaning "great; grand".
How do you pronounce 宏?
宏 is pronounced hóng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 宏?
The radical of 宏 is 宀, which carries the idea of "roof". Dictionaries list 宏 under this radical.
Is 宏 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 宏 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What does 宏观 mean, and what is its opposite?
宏观 (hóngguān) means macro or the big-picture view, as in 宏观经济 (hóngguān jīngjì), macroeconomics. Its opposite is 微观 (wēiguān), micro.
How do I say a computer macro in Chinese?
In computing, a macro is called 宏 (hóng), for example 宏命令 (hóng mìnglìng), a macro command. Here the character works as a noun on its own.