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横眉
橫眉
héngméi
1. to concentrate one's eyebrows
2. to frown
3. to scowl

Character Breakdown

横
héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
HSK 6 15 丶
眉
méi
eyebrows; upper margin of book
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (4)

横眉怒目
héngméinùmù
lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
横眉立目
héngméilìmù
to scowl and stare down
横眉竖眼
héngméishùyǎn
to scowl fiercely
横眉冷对千夫指
héngméilěngduìqiānfūzhǐ
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun)

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