# 鴻

| 鴻 | U+9D3B, &#40251; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-9D3B |
| ← 鴺 [U+9D3A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 鴼 → [U+9D3C] |

## Translingual
### Han character

鴻 (Kangxi radical 196, 鳥+6, 17 strokes, cangjie input 水一竹火 (EMHF) or 難水一竹火 (XEMHF), four-corner 3712$_7$, composition ⿰江鳥 or ⿰氵䲨)
* species of wild swan
* vast

#### Derived characters

* 𫊓

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1488, character 20
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46874
* Dae Jaweon: page 2019, character 19
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4632, character 8
* Unihan data for U+9D3B

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 缸 | *kroːŋ, *ɡroːŋ |
| 篢 | *kluːmʔ, *koːŋ |
| 贑 | *kluːmʔ |
| 涳 | *ŋr'oːŋ, *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 江 | *kroːŋ |
| 肛 | *kroːŋ, *qʰroːŋ |
| 扛 | *kroːŋ |
| 杠 | *kroːŋ |
| 豇 | *kroːŋ |
| 茳 | *kroːŋ |
| 釭 | *kroːŋ, *koːŋ, *kuːŋ |
| 矼 | *kroːŋ |
| 玒 | *kroːŋ, *koːŋ |
| 虹 | *kroːŋs, *koːŋs, *ɡoːŋ |
| 腔 | *kʰroːŋ |
| 崆 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 羫 | *kʰroːŋ |
| 控 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 椌 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ |
| 悾 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 跫 | *kʰroːŋ, *kʰoŋ, *ɡoŋ |
| 啌 | *qʰroːŋ |
| 谾 | *qʰroːŋ, *qʰoːŋ |
| 舡 | *qʰroːŋ |
| 缻 | *ɡroːŋ |
| 項 | *ɡroːŋʔ |
| 屸 | *ɡ·roːŋ |
| 功 | *koːŋ |
| 工 | *koːŋ |
| 疘 | *koːŋ |
| 魟 | *koːŋ, *qʰoːŋ, *ɡoːŋ |
| 攻 | *koːŋ, *kuːŋ |
| 愩 | *koːŋ |
| 碽 | *koːŋ |
| 貢 | *koːŋs |
| 羾 | *koːŋs |
| 空 | *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 箜 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 硿 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 埪 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 鵼 | *kʰoːŋ |
| 倥 | *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋʔ, *kʰoːŋs |
| 鞚 | *kʰoːŋs |
| 叿 | *qʰoːŋ |
| 嗊 | *qʰoːŋʔ |
| 訌 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 紅 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 仜 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 葒 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 渱 | *ɡoːŋ |
| 鴻 | *ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 汞 | *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 澒 | *ɡoːŋʔ |
| 鞏 | *koŋʔ |
| 巩 | *koŋʔ |
| 銎 | *kʰoŋ, *qʰoŋ |
| 恐 | *kʰoŋʔ, *kʰoŋs |
| 蛩 | *ɡoŋ |
| 筇 | *ɡoŋ |
| 桏 | *ɡoŋ |
| 邛 | *ɡoŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡoːŋ, *ɡoːŋʔ): phonetic 江 (OC *kroːŋ) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hóng (hong$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hung$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): huung$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fùng
    (Hailu, HRS): fung
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fung$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): ǒ̤ng
* Eastern Min (BUC): hūng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): horng$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hông
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hong$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ghon
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hóng
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hóng
*** Wade–Giles: hung$^2$
*** Yale: húng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horng
*** Palladius: хун (xun)
*** Sinological IPA : /xʊŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hung$^4$
*** Yale: hùhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hung$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hung$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /hʊŋ²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: huung$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hɵŋ²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fùng
*** Hakka Romanization System: fung$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fuŋ¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: fung
*** Sinological IPA: /fuŋ⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /fʊŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ǒ̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /ɔŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hūng
*** Sinological IPA : /huŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: horng$^2$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hó̤ng
*** Sinological IPA : /hɒŋ¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông
*** Tâi-lô: hông
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoong
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hong$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hông
*** Sinological IPA : /hoŋ⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ghon
*** MiniDict: ghon$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhon
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦoŋ²³/
* Middle Chinese: huwng, huwngX
Rime :
| Character | 鴻 | 鴻 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 東 (1) | 東 (1) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 戸公切 | 胡孔切 |
| Baxter | huwng | huwngX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦuŋ/ | /ɦuŋ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦuŋ/ | /ɦuŋ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣuŋ/ | /ɣuŋ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦəwŋ/ | /ɦəwŋ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣuŋ/ | /ɣuŋ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣuŋ/ | /ɣuŋ$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣuŋ/ | /ɣuŋ$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hóng | hòng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hung$^4$ | hung$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤoŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡoːŋ/, /*ɡoːŋʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 鴻 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | hóng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ huwng › |
| Old Chinese | /*[ɡ]ˁoŋ/ |
| English | kind of wild goose |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 鴻 | 鴻 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 4061 | 4062 |
| Phonetic component | 工 | 工 |
| Rime group | 東 | 東 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 洪 | 澒 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡoːŋ/ | /*ɡoːŋʔ/ |

### Definitions

鴻
* (literary) swan
* (literary) swan goose
* (literary, figuratively) letter; epistle; written message
* (literary) of great size; big; large; huge
* (literary) strong; powerful; energetic

#### Synonyms

* (swan): (literary) 鴻鵠／鸿鹄 (hónghú), (literary) 鵠／鹄 (hú), 天鵝／天鹅 (tiān'é)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 鴻雁, 鴻 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 雁, 大雁, 鴻雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 大雁, 雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 大雁, 雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 大雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 大雁, 雁 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 大雁 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 大雁 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 大雁 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 大雁 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 大雁 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 大雁 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 大雁 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 老雁 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 雁 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 大雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 大雁, 雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 大雁, 雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 大雁, 雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 大雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 大雁, 雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 大雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 大雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 大雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 大雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 大雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 咕嚕雁, 雁兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 大雁 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 大雁, 雁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 大雁, 雁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 雁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 咕嚕雁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 雁 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 大雁, 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 大雁, 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 雁鵝, 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 大雁, 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 大雁, 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 大雁, 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 大雁, 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 雁鵝, 大雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 雁鵝, 大雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 大雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 大雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 大雁, 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 大雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 大雁, 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 大雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 大雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 雁鵝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 大雁, 雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 大雁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 大雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 雁子, 大雁子, 大雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 大雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 大雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 大雁 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 雁鵝, 雁 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 雁 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 雁鵝, 雁 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 雁 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 大雁 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 大雁 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 雁 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 雁鵝 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 雁鵝 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 雁 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 雁鵝 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 雁鵝 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 雁鵝 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 雁 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 雁 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 雁 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 雁 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 雁 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 雁 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 雁 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 雁 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jin | Datong | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 雁兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 雁 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jin | Linhe | 大雁 |
| Jin | Jining | 大雁 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 大雁 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 大雁 |
| Jin | Handan | 大雁, 雁 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 大雁 |
| Jin | Suide | 雁 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 雁 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 雁鵝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 雁鳥, 鵠鶴 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 雁鳥, 雁 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 雁 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 鵝娘子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 天鵝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 大雁, 雁鵝 |
| Wu | Danyang | 雁 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 雁鵝 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 雁鵝 |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 雁鵝 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 雁子, 雁鵝 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 雁, 雁阿 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 雁鵝 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 雁鳥, 天鵝鳥 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 雁鵝 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 大雁 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 雁 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 湖鴨 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 大雁 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 大雁 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 雁 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 天鵝 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 白康 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 天鵝 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 天鵝 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 天鵝 |
* (letter):
* 信
* 信件 (xìnjiàn)
* 信函 (xìnhán)
* 信札 (xìnzhá)
* 八行 (bāháng) (literary)
* 八行書 / 八行书 (bāhángshū) (literary)
* 函件 (hánjiàn)
* 尺牘 / 尺牍 (chǐdú) (literary)
* 尺素 (chǐsù) (literary, figurative)
* 手書 / 手书 (shǒushū) (literary)
* 手簡 / 手简 (shǒujiǎn) (literary)
* 書 / 书 (shū) (literary, or in compounds)
* 書信 / 书信 (shūxìn) (formal)
* 書函 / 书函 (shūhán)
* 書札 / 书札 (shūzhá) (literary)
* 書牘 / 书牍 (shūdú) (literary)
* 書簡 / 书简 (shūjiǎn) (literary)
* 筆札 / 笔札 (bǐzhá) (literary, figurative)
* 簡 / 简 (jiǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
* (of great size): 大 (dà)
* (strong): 強／强 (qiáng)

### Compounds

* 冥鴻 / 冥鸿
* 判若鴻溝 / 判若鸿沟
* 博學鴻儒 / 博学鸿儒
* 命輕鴻毛 / 命轻鸿毛
* 哀鴻 / 哀鸿 (āihóng)
* 哀鴻遍地 / 哀鸿遍地
* 哀鴻遍野 / 哀鸿遍野 (āihóngbiànyě)
* 嗷鴻 / 嗷鸿
* 大展鴻圖 / 大展鸿图 (dàzhǎnhóngtú)
* 太山鴻毛 / 太山鸿毛
* 孤鴻寡鵠 / 孤鸿寡鹄
* 斷雁孤鴻 / 断雁孤鸿
* 枕中鴻寶 / 枕中鸿宝
* 梁鴻五噫
* 死輕鴻毛 / 死轻鸿毛
* 泰山鴻毛 / 泰山鸿毛
* 濛鴻 / 蒙鸿
* 目斷飛鴻 / 目断飞鸿
* 目斷鱗鴻 / 目断鳞鸿
* 翔鴻 / 翔鸿
* 翩若驚鴻 / 翩若惊鸿
* 賓鴻 / 宾鸿
* 輕如鴻毛 / 轻如鸿毛
* 輕於鴻毛 / 轻于鸿毛 (qīngyúhóngmáo)
* 附驥攀鴻 / 附骥攀鸿
* 雪泥鴻爪 / 雪泥鸿爪
* 飛鴻 / 飞鸿 (fēihóng)
* 飛鴻印雪 / 飞鸿印雪
* 飛鴻踏雪 / 飞鸿踏雪
* 飛鴻雪爪 / 飞鸿雪爪
* 驚鴻 / 惊鸿 (jīnghóng)
* 驚鴻一瞥 / 惊鸿一瞥
* 魚網鴻離 / 鱼网鸿离
* 鱗鴻 / 鳞鸿
* 鱗鴻杳絕 / 鳞鸿杳绝
* 鱗鴻附便 / 鳞鸿附便
* 鴻儀 / 鸿仪
* 鴻儒 / 鸿儒 (hóngrú)
* 鴻博 / 鸿博
* 鴻名 / 鸿名
* 鴻嗷 / 鸿嗷
* 鴻圖 / 鸿图 (hóngtú)
* 鴻圖大展 / 鸿图大展
* 鴻均 / 鸿均
* 鴻基 / 鸿基
* 鴻恩 / 鸿恩
* 鴻文 / 鸿文
* 鴻案 / 鸿案
* 鴻案相莊 / 鸿案相庄
* 鴻案鹿車 / 鸿案鹿车
* 鴻業 / 鸿业
* 鴻毛 / 鸿毛 (hóngmáo)
* 鴻毛泰山 / 鸿毛泰山
* 鴻洞 / 鸿洞
* 鴻溝 / 鸿沟 (hónggōu)
* 鴻漸 / 鸿渐
* 鴻烈 / 鸿烈
* 鴻爪 / 鸿爪
* 鴻猷 / 鸿猷 (hóngyóu)
* 鴻福 / 鸿福 (Hóngfú)
* 鴻禧 / 鸿禧
* 鴻私 / 鸿私
* 鴻稀鱗絕 / 鸿稀鳞绝
* 鴻筆 / 鸿笔
* 鴻範 / 鸿范
* 鴻篇巨制 / 鸿篇巨制 (hóngpiānjùzhì)
* 鴻篇巨帙 / 鸿篇巨帙 (hóngpiānjùzhì)
* 鴻緒 / 鸿绪
* 鴻臚 / 鸿胪
* 鴻臚寺 / 鸿胪寺
* 鴻蒙 / 鸿蒙 (hóngméng)
* 鴻藻 / 鸿藻 (hóngzǎo)
* 鴻裁 / 鸿裁
* 鴻運 / 鸿运 (hóngyùn)
* 鴻運當頭 / 鸿运当头 (hóngyùndāngtóu)
* 鴻都 / 鸿都 (Hóngdū)
* 鴻門 / 鸿门
* 鴻門宴 / 鸿门宴 (hóngményàn)
* 鴻門會 / 鸿门会
* 鴻門計 / 鸿门计
* 鴻雁 / 鸿雁 (hóngyàn)
* 鴻雁傳書 / 鸿雁传书 (hóngyànchuánshū)
* 鴻雁哀鳴 / 鸿雁哀鸣 (hóngyàn'āimíng)
* 鴻雁河 / 鸿雁河 (Hóngyànhé)
* 鴻飛 / 鸿飞
* 鴻飛冥冥 / 鸿飞冥冥
* 鴻鴈 / 鸿鴈 (hóngyàn)
* 鴻鵠 / 鸿鹄 (hónghú)
* 鴻鵠之志 / 鸿鹄之志 (hónghúzhīzhì)
* 鴻鵠大志 / 鸿鹄大志
* 鵷鴻 / 鹓鸿

### References

* “鴻”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* a large bird
* a wild goose
* large/great
* powerful
* prosperous

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぐ (gu)
* Kan-on: こう (kō)
* Kun: おおとり (ōtori, 鴻)、ひしくい (hishikui, 鴻)

### Pronunciation

* Kanji in this term
* 鴻
* ひしくい Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
* (Tokyo) ひしくい [hìshíkúí] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) ひしくい [hìshíkúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [çi̥ɕikɯ̟i]

### Noun

鴻(ひしくい) or 鴻(ヒシクイ) • (hishikui)
* Alternative spelling of 菱食 (“taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)”)

## Korean
### Hanja

鴻 • (hong) (hangeul 홍, revised hong, McCune–Reischauer hong, Yale hong)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

鴻: Hán Nôm readings: hồng
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