洪

hóng

vast, immense; flood, deluge

How to write 洪, stroke by stroke

surname Hong; flood; big; great

Ideographic: All 共 the water 氵; 共 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 氵 + 共

洪水hóng shuǐdeluge; flood
分洪fēn hóngto separate flood; flood defense
宽洪kuān hóngmagnanimous; generous; broad-minded; wide; resonant (voice)
山洪shān hóngdeluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt
抗洪kàng hóngto fight a flood
排洪pái hóngto drain flood-water
暴洪bào hónga sudden, violent flood; flash flood
泄洪xiè hóngto release flood water; flood discharge
洪亮hóng liàngloud and clear; resonant
洪峰hóng fēngflood peak
洪水期hóng shuǐ qīflood season
洪流hóng liúa powerful current; a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)

洪水造成了很大的损害。
hóng shuǐ zào chéng le hěn dà de sǔn hài 。
The flood caused a lot of damage.
人们因为洪水被疏散了。
rén men yīn wèi hóng shuǐ bèi shū sàn le 。
The people were evacuated because of the flood.
很多家园被洪水冲走了。
hěn duō jiā yuán bèi hóng shuǐ chōng zǒu le 。
Many homes were washed away by the flood.
许多房屋被洪水冲走了。
xǔ duō fáng wū bèi hóng shuǐ chōng zǒu le 。
A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.
堤坝保护了城市免受洪灾。
dī bà bǎo hù le chéng shì miǎn shòu hóng zāi 。
The bank secured the city from a flood.