Chinese words pronounced heng (any tone) 16 words, in the 3 tones heng is read in. hēng (1st tone) 3 words 哼(hēng) to groan 亨(hēng) prosperous 脝(hēng) fat 哼(hēng) to groan 亨(hēng) prosperous 脝(hēng) fat héng (2nd tone) 12 words 横(héng) horizontal 恒(héng) permanent 衡(héng) to weigh 珩(héng) top gem of pendant from girdle 桁(héng) pole plate 橫(héng) horizontal 恆(héng) permanent 衡(héng) to weigh 珩(héng) top gem of pendant from girdle 桁(héng) pole plate All 12 words pronounced héng hèng (4th tone) 2 words 横(hèng) harsh and unreasonable 堼(hèng) (used in place names) 橫(hèng) harsh and unreasonable 堼(hèng) (used in place names) Often confused with heng hen in any tone 7 words