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横
橫
héng
1. horizontal
2. across
3. (horizontal character stroke)
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

横竖
héngshu
anyway
横陈
héngchén
to lie in disarray
横县
Héngxiàn
Heng county in Nanning [[南寧|南宁<Nánníng>]], Guangxi
横街
héngjiē
side street
横跨
héngkuà
to span
横钩
hénggōu
horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)
横祸
hènghuò
unexpected calamity
横线
héngxiàn
horizontal line
横膈
hénggé
diaphragm
横行
héngxíng
to go on the rampage
横财
hèngcái
easy money
横越
héngyuè
to cross
横过
héngguò
to traverse
强横
qiánghèng
surly and unreasoning
横滨
Héngbīn
Yokohama, Japan
横波
héngbō
transverse wave
横纲
hénggāng
yokozuna
横渡
héngdù
to cross (a body of water)
横生
héngshēng
to grow without restraint
横肉
héngròu
fierce-looking

Alternate Entries

横
hèng
harsh and unreasonable / unexpected
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,329
Word Frequency Rank
4,834 of 84,292