横 橫
héng
HSK level: HSK 6
Meaning
horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic
Other reading: hèng
harsh and unreasonable; unexpected
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Characters
Examples
记得在字母 t 上画上横。
jì de zài zì mǔ t shàng huà shàng héng。
Remember to cross your t's.
Words with this character
横向 héng xiàng horizontal纵横 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving横七竖八 héng qī shù bā in disorder纵横交错 zòng héng jiāo cuò criss-crossed横渡 héng dù to cross横滨 Héng bīn Yokohama横峰 Héng fēng see 橫峰縣|横峰县[Heng2 feng1 Xian4]横山 Héng shān Hengshan, the name of various places横州 Héng zhōu see 橫州市|横州市[Heng2 zhou1 Shi4]连横 Lián Héng Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period横笔 héng bǐ bristles lying down横匾 héng biǎn horizontal tablet横标 héng biāo banner横波 héng bō transverse wave横步 héng bù sidestep横陈 héng chén to lie in disarray横穿 héng chuān to cross横吹 héng chuī military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han横断 héng duàn to cross横队 héng duì rank横额 héng é horizontal tablet横飞 héng fēi to fly through the air横风 héng fēng crosswind