héng

horizontal; across; crosswise

HSK 6 #1330

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 1330th character
Radical ⽊ (75.11)
Strokes 15
Index # 3213
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

横 héng
  1. 1. horizontal
  2. 2. across
  3. 3. crosswise
  4. 4. to cross (a river, etc)
  5. 5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. 6. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  7. 7. violent
  8. 8. chaotic
  9. 9. in a jumble
  10. 10. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
横 hèng
  1. 1. harsh and unreasonable
  2. 2. unexpected

Stroke order

横 stroke order diagram
横 stroke order animation

Words containing 横

Word Meaning
horizontal section
to blame unscrupulously
unexpected calamity
to tyrannize; to oppress; to rule as a despot
old and decrepit; proud of one's age and experience (idiom)
brimming with; to overflow
Yokoyama (Japanese surname)
row; horizontal troop formation
criss-crossed (idiom)
total annihilation
fierce-looking
to criss-cross; to run unhindered across the whole country
arrogant; overbearing
crosswalk; pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes
Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy zòng héng jiā during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)
to be full of wit and humor
bullying; tyrannical; surly and unreasoning
to interfere; to butt in; to make things difficult
side issues keep arising (idiom)
in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)
in disorder; in a tremendous mess
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
to cut across; a horizontal cut
horizontal section