弘

Glyph origin
– the sound of a bow > a loud sound.

The later corrupts into  (the ancient form of ), which  interprets to be the phonetic component of the character.

Definitions

 * 1) to spread; to enlarge; to expand
 * 2) great; grand; magnificent; broad

Kanji

 * 1) to spread
 * 2) wide

Proper noun