Usage of the character 洪

Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 ( Zhū Yuánzhāng) (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖 ( Míng Tàizǔ)

hóngyuān

洪渊

[洪淵]

vast and profound

shānhóng

山洪

[山洪]

deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt

hóngzāi

洪灾

[洪災]

flood

kuānhóng

宽洪

[寬洪]

magnanimous
generous
broad-minded
wide
resonant (voice)

Xīhóng

希洪

[希洪]

Gijón (Asturian: Xixón), city in northwest Spain on the bay of Biscay

Hónghú

洪湖

[洪湖]

Honghu, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州／荆州 ( Jīngzhōu), Hubei

Hóngjiāng

洪江

[洪江]

Hongjiang, county-level city in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan
Hongjiang district of Huaihua city 懷化市／怀化市 ( Huáihuàshì), Hunan

xièhóng

泄洪

[洩洪]

to release flood water
flood discharge

Sìhóng

泗洪

[泗洪]

Sihong County in Suqian 宿遷／宿迁 ( Sùqiān), Jiangsu

Hóngyǎ

洪雅

[洪雅]

Hongya County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan

hónglú

洪炉

[洪爐]

great furnace (metaphor for a place where character is forged)

hóngliàng

洪亮

[洪亮]

loud and clear
resonant

Yúhóng

于洪

[于洪]

Yuhong district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市／沈阳市, Liaoning

hóngliú

洪流

[洪流]

a powerful current
a flood (often fig., e.g. a flood of ideas)

Hóng Xī

洪熙

[洪熙]

Hongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾／朱高炽 ( Zhū Gāochì) (1378-1425), reigned (1424-1425), temple name 明仁宗 ( Míng Rénzōng)

Gě Hóng

葛洪

[葛洪]

Ge Hong (283-363), Jin dynasty Daoist and alchemist, author of 抱朴子 ( Bàopuzi)

Hóng Fó

洪佛

[洪佛]

Hung Fut style kung fu

Hóng Sēn

洪森

[洪森]

Hun Sen (1952-), prime minister of Cambodia since 1985

Jǐnghóng

景洪

[景洪]

Jinghong, county-level city in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture 西雙版納傣族自治州／西双版纳傣族自治州 ( Xīshuāngbǎnnà Dǎizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

bàohóng

暴洪

[暴洪]

a sudden, violent flood
flash flood

Shèhóng

射洪

[射洪]

Shehong county in Suining 遂寧／遂宁 ( Suìníng), Sichuan

Hóngyǎzú

洪雅族

[洪雅族]

Hoanya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Hóng Xiùquán

洪秀全

[洪秀全]

Hong Xiuquan or Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (1814-1864), leader of the Taiping rebellion or Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

Sìhóng Xiàn

泗洪县

[泗洪縣]

Sihong County in Suqian 宿遷／宿迁 ( Sùqiān), Jiangsu

Wáng Hóngwén

王洪文

[王洪文]

Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four

Hóng Bópéi

洪博培

[洪博培]

Jon Huntsman, Jr. (1960-), US politician, Governor of Utah 2005-2009, Ambassador to China 2009-2011

Yúhóng Qū

于洪区

[于洪區]

Yuhong District of Shenyang city 瀋陽市／沈阳市 ( Shěnyángshì), Liaoning

Hóngtóngxiàn

洪洞县

[洪洞縣]

Hongtong county in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

Hóngzé Hú

洪泽湖

[洪澤湖]

Hongze Lake in Jiangsu province

Hóngshānqū

洪山区

[洪山區]

Hongshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市／武汉市 ( Wǔhànshì), Hubei

dèngliànghóng

邓亮洪

[鄧亮洪]

Tang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections)

Lǐ Hóngzhì

李洪志

[李洪志]

Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falun Gong 法輪功／法轮功 ( Fǎlúngōng)

Hóngjiāngshì

洪江市

[洪江市]

Hongjiang, county-level city in Huaihua 懷化／怀化 ( Huáihuà), Hunan

Hóngyǎ Xiàn

洪雅县

[洪雅縣]

Hongya County in Meishan 眉山市 ( Méishān Shì), Sichuan

Hónghúshì

洪湖市

[洪湖市]

Honghu, county-level city in Jingzhou 荊州／荆州 ( Jīngzhōu), Hubei

Hóngmiàocūn

洪庙村

[洪廟村]

Hongmiao village in Mudan District 牡丹區／牡丹区 ( Mǔdan Qū) of Heze City, Shandong

Hóngzéxiàn

洪泽县

[洪澤縣]

Hongze county in Huai'an 淮安 ( Huái'ān), Jiangsu

hóngxùnqī

洪汛期

[洪汛期]

flood season

Hóng Liàngjí

洪亮吉

[洪亮吉]

Hong Liangji (1746-1809), poet and historian

hóngshuǐqī

洪水期

[洪水期]

flood season

Shèhóngxiàn

射洪县

[射洪縣]

Shehong county in Suining 遂寧／遂宁 ( Suìníng), Sichuan

Hóng Xiùzhù

洪秀柱

[洪秀柱]

Hung Hsiu-chu (1948-), Taiwanese KMT politician

Hóngjiāngqū

洪江区

[洪江區]

Hongjiang district of Huaihua city 懷化市／怀化市 ( Huáihuàshì), Hunan

xièhóngzhá

泄洪闸

[洩洪閘]

sluice-gate
flood discharge valve

Jǐnghóngshì

景洪市

[景洪市]

Jinghong, county-level city in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture 西雙版納傣族自治州／西双版纳傣族自治州 ( Xīshuāngbǎnnà Dǎizúzìzhìzhōu), Yunnan

hóngshuǐměngshòu

洪水猛兽

[洪水猛獸]

lit. severe floods and fierce beasts (idiom)
fig. great scourges
extremely dangerous or threatening things

hóngfúqítiān

洪福齐天

[洪福齊天]

flood of good fortune fills the heavens (idiom); a lucky sign

hóngshuǐtāotāo

洪水滔滔

[洪水滔滔]

(idiom) to have flooding over a vast area

kuānhóngdàliàng

宽洪大量

[寬洪大量]

magnanimous
generous
broad-minded

kuānhóngdàdù

宽洪大度

[寬洪大度]

magnanimous
generous
broad-minded

Hóngdūlāsī

洪都拉斯

[洪都拉斯]

Honduras