Meaning
eastern bean goose; great; large
Chinese: 大雁，也表示宏大。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “hong” becomes a different word in each tone. 鸿 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 来鸿lái hóngincoming letter (literary)
- 飞鸿fēi hóngswan goose; (fig.) letter; message
- 惊鸿jīng hónggraceful (esp. of female posture); lithe
- 鸿蒙hóng méng(literary) primordial chaos (the undifferentiated state of the universe before creation)
- 鸿沟hóng gōu(fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap; (originally) the Hong Canal in Henan, which in ancient times formed the border between enemies Chu 楚 and Han 汉
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Example Sentence
大雁也叫鸿雁，秋天会成群南飞。Dà yàn yě jiào hóng yàn, qiū tiān huì chéng qún nán fēi.Wild geese, also called hongyan, fly south in flocks in autumn.
大雁Dà yànwild goose也yěalso叫jiàoto shout鸿hóngeastern bean goose雁yànwild goose，秋天qiū tiānautumn会huìcan成群chéng qúnin groups南nánsouth飞fēito fly。