横
橫héng
HSK 5
#1,328 most
frequent character
horizontal, across
adjective
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
横 héng uses 木 wood as the meaning part and 黄 huáng as a sound part. It first meant 'door bolt'. From there it grew to 'horizontal' and 'horizontal writing stroke'. Read hèng, 'haughty and domineering' was borrowed for its sound, then grew to 'unexpected'.
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Example Sentences
这条线是横着的。
zhè tiáo xiàn shì héngzháo de 。
This line is horizontal.
请把画放在横的桌子上。
qǐng bǎ huà fàngzài héng de zhuōzǐ shàng 。
Please put the painting on the horizontal table.
这个字是横撇，写起来很简单。
zhègè zì shì héng piē ， xiě qǐlái hěnjiǎndān 。
This character has a horizontal stroke, it's easy to write.
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