鸿

hóng

h+óng·2nd tone

eastern bean goose · great

Radical: 鸟 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left-middle-rightFrequency: Less common

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鹤鸭鹅鹊鸦鹰鹛鸠

Same radical

鸟鸡鸣鸾鹤鸭鹅鹊鸦鹰鹛鸠鸳鹄鸥

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Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

鸿=江+鸟

Etymology

bird

Meanings

eastern bean goose

great

large

hóng

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Words with 鸿 111 total

Bochum (city in Germany)波鸿Bō hóng swan goose · (fig.) letter; message飞鸿fēi hóng

Idioms with 鸿 77 total Chain

lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims · starving people fill the land哀鸿遍野āi hóng biàn yě