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洪 is a phono-semantic compound: the left radical 氵 (water) provides the meaning, while the right component 共 supplies the sound. Its primary sense is a great flood or deluge. From this idea of overwhelming, expansive water, the meaning extended to describe anything immense, profound, or grand, such as a booming voice or a major historical event.
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洪水冲毁了道路。
他的声音非常洪亮。
这个村庄遭遇了山洪。
防洪大坝保护了城市。
历史上这里发生过特大洪灾。
洪峰预计将于明晚过境。
这位将军名叫洪承畴。
专家们正在研究洪水的成因。