héng

horizontal; across; crosswise

Character data

Radical ⽊ (75.12)
Strokes 16
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

橫 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)
橫 hèng
  1. 1. harsh and unreasonable
  2. 2. unexpected

Words containing 橫

Word Meaning
banner; streamer; horizontal scroll
slogan banner
horizontal coordinate; abscissa
to extort heavy taxes; cruelly exploit people
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
to cut across; transverse; cross-sectional
transversal line
cross-section
horizontal scroll (for inscription)
(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)
to criticize right and left
transverse vibration
to sweep away; to sweep across
total annihilation
horizontal setting (printing)
rolling motion (of a boat)
horizontal fold or tuck
(bird species of China) barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
(bird species of China) spotted owlet (Athene brama)
slanting; oblique
⺄ stroke in Chinese characters
to cut across; to cross (a road, an ocean etc)
Hengduan Mountains in southwest China
pedestrian crossing
transverse object