Explore in 3D3D

横

héng/hèng

horizontal; across

Traditional 橫
HSK 3.0 · Level 6 HSK 2.0 · Level 5 verbnounadjectiveadverb Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

1 form
  1. Small sealQin–Han

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

héng as in 横向 heng2
  1. horizontal
  2. across
  3. crosswise
  4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. to cross (a river, etc)
  7. in a jumble
  8. chaotic
  9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. violent
hèng as in 横死 heng4
  1. harsh and unreasonable
  2. unexpected

Example sentences

HSK words with 横

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