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洪 character · C1 (est.)
洪 ＝ 氵 ＋ 共
ㄏㄨㄥˊ · hóng
noun/adj — flood; vast, grand; resounding

字源 FORM — what the parts do

氵義water
共聲gòng — gives the soundtwo hands raised together holding something up — to share, together
{g,h}Igòng → hóng — the {g,h} crossing of the back of the tongue
Water (氵) with 共 gòng, two hands lifting in common. All the water rising at once, every stream joined together — the flood (洪水). From that mass and force: anything vast (洪大), and a voice that fills the room (洪亮). The sound slid from g to h, the same throat-spot wearing softer.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

條條溪水（氵）一齊（共）漲起來，漫過了堤。
Every stream (氵) rises together (共) at once and tops the bank.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)洪水、山洪— flood常用
→洪大、洪福— vast, grand
⇒洪亮— resounding, full (of a voice)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
烘hōngthe lookalike — 烘 dries by fire 火, 洪 floods with water 氵; same 共供＝ 亻 ＋ 共gōngthe 共 series — to supply, to offer up