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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)

专横
zhuānhèng
imperious
强横
qiánghèng
surly and unreasoning
横切
héngqiē
to cut across
横加
héngjiā
violently
横匾
héngbiǎn
horizontal tablet (for an inscription)
横向
héngxiàng
horizontal
横山
Héngshān
Hengshan County in Yulin [[榆林<Yúlín>]], Shaanxi
横峰
Héngfēng
Hengfeng county in Shangrao [[上饒|上饶]], Jiangxi
横幅
héngfú
horizontal scroll
横心
héngxīn
determined (to do sth)
横截
héngjié
to cut across
横批
héngpī
horizontal scroll (for inscription)
横折
héngzhé
(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)
横扫
héngsǎo
to sweep away
横摺
héngzhé
horizontal fold or tuck
横斜
héngxié
oblique
横断
héngduàn
to cross (a road, an ocean etc)
横是
héngshi
probably
横暴
hèngbào
brutal
横木
héngmù
horizontal beam

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