Meaning
horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke); unruly
Chinese: 横向、横放，也表示蛮横。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “heng” becomes a different word in each tone. 横 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 纵横zòng hénglit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed
- 横向héng xiànghorizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral
- 横七竖八héng qī shù bāin disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom)
- 纵横交错zòng héng jiāo cuòcriss-crossed (idiom)
- 横是héng shiprobably; most likely
Example Sentence
一座大桥横跨在江面上。Yí zuò dà qiáo héng kuà zài jiāng miàn shàng.A big bridge spans across the river.
一Yíone座zuòseat大dàbig桥qiáobridge横跨héng kuàto span在zàiat江jiāng(bound form) Yangtze River面miànface上shàngon。