恢 (huī) - vast, extensive, great & to restore, recover, resume

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huī ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

枫惠

恢 · huī

vast, extensive, great;

to restore, recover, resume

vast, extensive, greatto restore, recover, resume

Usage highlights

to recovervast and greatgrand and magnificentto restore to normalto resume workextensive and profound

Synonyms

  • 复— to repeat; to recover
  • 广— wide, broad
  • 宏— great, magnificent

Antonyms

  • 窄— narrow
  • 缩— to shrink, contract

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The company is recovering its market share (恢复市场份额).
  • He has a broad and generous mind (恢宏的气度).
  • The government is implementing a massive relief plan (恢弘的救援计划).
  • The ancient ritual was restored (恢复古礼).

Collocations

  • to recover(恢复)
  • vast and great(恢宏)
  • grand and magnificent(恢弘)
  • to restore to normal(恢复正常)
  • to resume work(恢复工作)
  • extensive and profound(恢廓)

Idioms

  • With a heart as broad as the ocean(恢廓大度)
  • To restore the old as it was(恢恢有余)
  • Heaven's net is vast and疏 but nothing escapes it(天网恢恢，疏而不漏)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character conveys a sense of grandeur, expansiveness, and the capacity for restoration, often used in formal or literary contexts.
  • It appears in the famous Daoist phrase from the 'Daodejing' about the all-encompassing, inescapable nature of the cosmic order (天网恢恢).
  • In modern usage, it is most frequently seen in the word 恢复 (huīfù), meaning 'to recover' or 'to restore'.

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