héng

across, horizontal, lateral

DEFINITIONS

橫 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
橫 hèng
  • harsh and unreasonable
  • unexpected

WORDS

眉冷對千夫指 héng méi lěng duì qiān fū zhǐ to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun); to treat with disdain; to defy
眉怒目 héng méi nù mù lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes; to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)
眉立目 héng méi lì mù to scowl and stare down; to defy
眉豎眼 héng méi shù yǎn to scowl fiercely; to glare
眼 héng yǎn from the side of the eye; askance
神經 héng shén jīng transverse commissure
禍 hèng huò unexpected calamity
稜紋 héng léng wén crosswise pattern
空 héng kōng filling the atmosphere; covering the sky
穿 héng chuān to cross; to traverse
筆 héng bǐ bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)
筋斗 héng jīn dǒu cartwheel
紋 héng wén horizontal stripe; striation
紋肌 héng wén jī striated muscle
結腸 héng jié cháng transverse colon (anatomy); second section of large intestine
綱 héng gāng yokozuna
線 héng xiàn horizontal line; horizontal coordinate line
縣 héng xiàn Heng county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
翻筋斗 héng fān jīn dǒu to turn cartwheels
肉 héng ròu fierce-looking
膈 héng gé diaphragm
膈膜 héng gé mó diaphragm; also written 橫隔膜|横隔膜[heng2 ge2 mo2]
臥 héng wò to recline
蠻 hèng mán see 蠻橫|蛮横[man2 heng4]
行 héng xíng to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck