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橫 (Simplified: 横)Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6
Antonyms: 竖 纵
Total strokes: 16; Radical: 木
Pictophonetic:黃 indicates the sound; 木 (tree) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
Similar Characters: 構
1
Pinyin: héng
English Definition: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
Chinese Definition:
①跟地面平行的，与“竖”、“直”相对：横梁。横楣。横额。横幅。横批。横披(长条形横幅字画)。横匾。横标。横空。
②左右向的，跟目视方向垂直的，与“竖”、“直”、“纵”相对：横写。横排。横向。横斜。纵横。
③地理学上指东西向的：与“纵”相对：横贯东西。
④纵直竖。
Example Words:
橫向HSK 6 héng xiàng horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise
橫行HSK 6 héng xíng to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck
橫幅HSK 6 héng fú horizontal scroll; banner; streamer
橫跨HSK 6 héng kuà to span; to stretch across; to travel across
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2
Pinyin: hèng
English Definition:harsh and unreasonable; unexpected
Chinese Definition:
①凶暴，不讲理；蛮横。强横。横暴。横蛮。
②意外的，不寻常的：横财。横祸。横事。横死。
③纵直竖。
Example Words:
橫禍 hèng huò unexpected calamity
橫財 hèng cái easy money; windfall; ill-gotten gains; undeserved fortune; illegal profit
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Example Sentences
1
bǎ
把
zhè ge
这个
duì xiàng
对象
héng
横
guò lai
过来
。
Turn this object sideways.
2
tā
她
de
的
héng xiàng
横向
sī wéi
思维
hěn qiáng
很强
。
She has a strong lateral thinking ability.
3
zhè ge
这个
shū jià
书架
shì
是
héng
横
fàng
放
de
的
。
This bookshelf is placed horizontally.
4
nà
那
zuò
座
qiáo
桥
héng kuà
横跨
zài
在
hé
河
shàng
上
。
That bridge spans over the river.
5
zhè ge
这个
xiàng mù
项目
héng kuà
横跨
duō ge
多个
lǐng yù
领域
。
This project spans multiple fields.
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