浩 (hào) — (literary) vast, immense (of water, space, or scale)
Definition
浩 (hào) is a bound literary prefix meaning 'vast / immense' — it only appears in set compounds like 浩大, 浩瀚, 浩荡, never standing alone. Use it for water, space, or scale in written or rhetorical style.
bound form
(literary) vastimmense (of water, space, or scale)
Examples
- ，。Zhè piàn sēn lín miàn jī hào dà, yì yǎn wàng bú dào biān.The area of this forest is vast — you can't see the edge at a glance.
- ，。Yè wǎn de xīng kōng hào hàn wú yín, lìng rén gǎn tàn.The night sky is boundless, making people sigh in wonder.
- 浩，礴。Huáng hé zhī shuǐ hào dàng bēn liú, qì shì páng bó.The waters of the Yellow River surge mightily, with overwhelming momentum.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The shape pairs 水, water, with 告, which gives the sound.
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