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Definition
Vast, wide, or spacious; also used as a surname or to mean a gate or barrier.
- vast; wide; spacious
- gate; barrier
- a Chinese surname
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How it's used
Rarely encountered in daily speech, this character is almost exclusively used as a surname or in formal, literary contexts. It carries an archaic sense of grandeur or a gate, but you will almost never hear it used to describe physical size in conversation. If you see it, it is most likely a family name.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with more common characters like 宏 or 鴻, which share similar pronunciations in many dialects but have completely different meanings and usage frequencies.
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