宏 hóng vast
vast; great; spacious; wide
How to remember 宏: 宀 house + 厷 upper arm = vast. In the empty new house the little girl stretches out each upper arm, spins around and shouts "It's all so vast!"
Component breakdown
宏 = 宀 house + 厷 upper arm
- 宀 house
- 厷 upper arm
In the empty new house the little girl stretches out each upper arm, spins around and shouts "It's all so vast!"
How it is used
- Bound morpheme 'grand, vast, macro-' - 宏大 (hóngdà) grand, 宏伟 (hóngwěi) magnificent, 宏观 (hóngguān) macro (opp. 微观 wēiguān micro).
- 宏观经济 (hóngguān jīngjì) = macroeconomics. Register is written/abstract; describes scale of visions, plans, structures.