横

héng · hèng

horizontal · across

Radical: 木 Strokes: 15 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

机木本林来格树板极松朱条

Same radical

机木本林来格树板极松朱条权术杀

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Character Decomposition

横=木+黄

Etymology

tree

Meanings2 pronunciations

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

hèng

harsh and unreasonable

unexpected

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Words with 横 522 total

brutal · violent横暴hèng bào horizontal tablet (for an inscription)横匾héng biǎn banner · horizontal slogan or advertisement横标héng biāo Yokohama (city in Japan)横滨Héng bīn sidestep (in dance) · step sideways横步héng bù easy money · windfall · ill-gotten gains · undeserved fortune · illegal profit横财hèng cái to lie in disarray · to cut across · to traverse横陈héng chén to cross · to traverse横穿héng chuān military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han · transverse flute · to play such a flute横吹héng chuī

Idioms with 横 120 total Chain

(idiom) to open and close, to unite and divide; fig. to use diplomatic skills to persuade or manipulate, employing strategies of alliance and division in politics and diplomacy捭阖纵横bǎi hé zòng héng brimming over with talent (esp. literary) · brilliant才华横溢cái huá héng yì

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