Keyword
flood
- deluge
- immense
- vast
- Frequency
- #1706
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
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Mnemonic
All 共 the water 氵; 共 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
洪水
deluge; flood
洪
flood; big; great
洪灾
flood
防洪
flood control; flood prevention
洪都拉斯
Honduras
洪森
Hun Sen (1952-), prime minister of Cambodia since 1985
洪武
Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 (ZhūYuánzhāng) (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖 (MíngTàizǔ)
洪流
a powerful current; a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)
洪堡
Humboldt
洪秀全
Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
抗洪
to fight a flood
山洪
deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt
王洪文
Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four
洪亮
loud and clear; resonant
洪秀柱
Hung Hsiu-chu (1948-), Taiwanese KMT politician
洪峰
flood peak
李洪志
Li Hongzhi (1951–), founder of Falun Gong 法轮功 (Fǎlúngōng)
洪涝
flood; inundation; flooding
泄洪
to release flood water; flood discharge
洪湖市
Honghu, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荆州市 (JīngzhōuShì), Hubei
洪水猛兽
lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom); fig. great scourges; extremely dangerous or threatening things
洪洞县
Hongtong, a county in Linfen City 临汾市 (LínfénShì), Shanxi
洪山区
Hongshan, a district of Wuhan City 武汉市 (WǔhànShì), Hubei
洪泽湖
Hongze Lake in Jiangsu province