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弘 is a phonosemantic compound originally combining 弓 (gōng) for its sound and 口 (kǒu) for the meaning "loud sound"; the right component later came to be written as 厶. From the resonant noise of a released bowstring, the sense broadened to "great", "vast", and the act of expanding or enlarging. It serves as an adjective for broad ideas, grand ambitions, or immense spaces, and as a verb for spreading, promoting, or glorifying cultural values and virtues.
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我们弘扬中华文化。
他有一个弘大的梦想。
学校弘扬节约精神。
弘毅是君子的重要品质。
他们致力于弘法利生的事业。
弘愿的实现需要不懈坚持。
这部著作弘阐了古代哲学的精华。
弘济时艰需要全民共同努力与合作。
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