横(héng)

HSK 615 strokesTrad. 橫
Readingshénghèng

horizontal

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Character information

Pinyin
héng / hèng
Meaning
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
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
橫

Origin & structure

Where 横 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木黄

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (tree); 黄 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù黄huáng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 横 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 横

Common words using 横 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

héng横qī七shù竖bā八
HSK 7-9

in disorder

Open 横七竖八 page →
héng横xiàng向
HSK 7-9

horizontal

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zhuān专hèng横

imperious; peremptory

Open 专横 page →
qiáng强hèng横

surly and unreasoning; bullying; tyrannical

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héng横qiè切

to cut across; a horizontal cut

Open 横切 page →
rén人xíng行héng横dào道

crosswalk; pedestrian crossing

Open 人行横道 page →
hé合zòng纵lián连héng横

Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomac…

Open 合纵连横 page →
miào妙qù趣héng横shēng生

endlessly interesting (idiom)

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丧串乌乳予井亡仓

From 横’s common words

七竖八向专强切人

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