洪 meaning and stroke order
Deluge, flood; immense, vast
How to write 洪, stroke by stroke
9 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 洪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- flood
- big
- great
How 洪 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. All 共 the water 氵; 共 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 洪
Picture all 共 (gòng, together) of the water 氵 rushing in at once. When all the water comes together, you get a flood, 洪 (hóng). 共 also hints at the sound.
洪 most often means flood, as in 洪水 (hóngshuǐ, flood). It can also mean big or vast, especially for sound, as in 洪亮 (hóngliàng, loud and clear). Example: 他的声音很洪亮。(Tā de shēngyīn hěn hóngliàng.) His voice is loud and resonant.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes mix up 洪 (hóng) with 供 (gōng, to supply), which has the person radical 亻 instead of water 氵. Also note the second tone in hóng, not the fourth tone of 共 (gòng).
Common words with 洪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
洪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 洪
How many strokes are in 洪?
洪 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 洪 mean?
洪 (hóng) means deluge, flood; immense, vast. A common word with it is 洪水 (hóngshuǐ), meaning "deluge; flood".
How do you pronounce 洪?
洪 is pronounced hóng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 洪?
The radical of 洪 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 洪 under this radical.
Is 洪 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 洪 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Is 洪 used as a surname?
Yes, 洪 (Hóng) is a fairly common Chinese surname. A well known example is 洪秀全 (Hóng Xiùquán), leader of the Taiping Rebellion.
What is the difference between 洪水 and 水灾?
洪水 (hóngshuǐ) refers to the floodwater itself, the rising water. 水灾 (shuǐzāi) means a flood disaster, focusing on the damage it causes. For example, 洪水来了 means the flood is coming, while 发生了水灾 means a flood disaster happened.