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横

Traditional (Taiwan): 橫

On the HSK 6 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

héng ㄏㄥˊ

    • horizontal
    • across
    • crosswise
    • horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
    • to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
    • to cross (a river, etc)
    • in a jumble
    • chaotic
    • harsh and unreasonable

      in fixed expressions

    • violent

Other words read héng

In the same tone

  • 恒 héng permanent
  • 衡 héng weigh
  • 珩 héng top gem of pendant from girdle
  • 桁 héng pole plate
  • 姮 héng feminine name

All 12 words read héng

heng with other tones

  • 哼 hēng groan
  • 亨 hēng prosperous
  • 堼 hèng (used in place names)
  • 脝 hēng fat

All 16 words read heng in any tone

hèng ㄏㄥˋ

    • harsh and unreasonable
    • unexpected

Other words read hèng

In the same tone

  • 堼 hèng (used in place names)

heng with other tones

  • 哼 hēng groan
  • 恒 héng permanent
  • 亨 hēng prosperous
  • 衡 héng weigh
  • 珩 héng top gem of pendant from girdle

All 16 words read heng in any tone

How 横 is written

    部首 radical
    木
    笔画 strokes
    15, with 11 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    木黄
    形旁 meaning
    木
    声旁 sound
    黄

    Easy to confuse with 横

    Words with 横

    Starting with 横

    All 110 words starting with 横

    Ending with 横

    • 纵横 zònghéng vertically and horizontal
    • 骄横 jiāohèng arrogant
    • 蛮横 mánhèng rude and unreasonable
    • 专横 zhuānhèng imperious
    • 强横 qiánghèng surly and unreasoning

    All 9 words ending with 横

    Containing 横

    • 血肉横飞 xuèròuhéngfēi carnage
    • 蛮横无理 mánhèngwúlǐ rude and unreasonable
    • 纵横交错 zònghéngjiāocuò criss-crossed
    • 才华横溢 cáihuáhéngyì brilliant
    • 纵横家 zònghéngjiā School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 苏秦 sūqín and Zhang Yi 张仪 zhàngyí

    All 21 words containing 横

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