懂中文 Dong Chinese

洪

hóng

flood

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 共 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

共 sound component

共  Sound component

gòng

  

together with

Evolution

洪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
洪 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
洪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

洪  

hóng

vast, immense; flood, deluge; flood; big; great

洪  

Hóng

surname Hong

Most common words with 洪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

洪水

deluge

洪

flood

防洪

flood control

洪都拉斯

Honduras

洪流

a powerful current