横 héng

across

HSK 6 #1330

DEFINITIONS

横 héng
  • horizontal
  • across
  • crosswise
  • horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  • to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  • to cross (a river, etc)
  • in a jumble
  • chaotic
  • (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  • violent
横 hèng
  • harsh and unreasonable
  • unexpected

STROKES

WORDS

横隔膜 héng gé mó diaphragm
横须贺 héng xū hè Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)
横须贺市 héng xū hè shì Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan
横头横脑 héng tóu héng nǎo coarse and arrogant; always in the right
横额 héng é horizontal tablet (for an inscription)
横飞 héng fēi to splash across; to splatter
横骨 héng gǔ pubic bone
水横枝 shuǐ héng zhī cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai
涕泗横流 tì sì héng liú tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state
涕泗纵横 tì sì zòng héng tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state
眼泪横流 yǎn lèi hèng liú to be overflowing with tears (idiom)
窝里横 wō li hèng (coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home
纵横字谜 zòng héng zì mí crossword
纵横家 zòng héng jiā School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2] and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪[Zhang4 Yi2]
蛮横无理 mán hèng wú lǐ rude and unreasonable
血肉横飞 xuè ròu héng fēi flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage; people blown to pieces
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 (425-221 BC)
飞来横祸 fēi lái hèng huò sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)
横亘 héng qí to stretch across; to span a distance or period of time
横加干涉 héng jiā gān shè to interfere in an intrusive and overbearing manner
横里 héng lǐ sideways; horizontally
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