Keyword
horizontal
- across
- unreasonable
- harsh
- Frequency
- #1472
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
héng
Mnemonic
木 (tree) gives the meaning and 黄 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
横
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
横向
horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise
横跨
to span; to stretch across; to travel across
纵横
lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth; criss-crossed; able to move unhindered; abbr. for 合纵连横 (HézòngLiánhéng), School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
横扫
to sweep away; to sweep across
横行
to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck
横幅
horizontal scroll; banner; streamer
横滨
Yokohama (city in Japan)
蛮横
rude and unreasonable
横贯
horizontal traverse; to cut across; to cross transversally
横山
Hengshan, the name of various places; Yokoyama (Japanese surname)
专横
imperious; peremptory
横越
to cross; to pass over; to traverse; trans-
横梁
beam
横渡
to cross (a body of water)
横冲直撞
(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage
横流
to overflow; transverse flow; to flow over; cross flow
横穿
to cross; to traverse
横线
horizontal line; (math.) horizontal axis
横过
to traverse
横额
horizontal tablet (for an inscription)
才华横溢
brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant
横
harsh and unreasonable; unexpected
横行霸道
to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize