鸿(hóng): eastern bean goose
11 strokesTrad. 鴻
eastern bean goose
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- hóng
- Meaning
- eastern bean goose; great; large
- Strokes
- 11
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- 鴻
Origin & structure
Where 鸿 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 鸿 step by step
11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 鸿
Common words using 鸿 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
Open 来鸿去燕 page →lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
Open 哀鸿遍野 page →Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher
Open 徐悲鸿 page →Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
Open 李鸿章 page →Related characters
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