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横

橫
héng
adjective HSK 7 #6,346

Meanings

  1. 1 horizontal; across; transverse
  2. 2 unreasonable; perverse (pronounced hèng)

Examples

请横着写你的名字。
Qǐng héng zhe xiě nǐ de míngzi.
Please write your name horizontally.
一条河横在眼前。
Yī tiáo hé héng zài yǎnqián.
A river lies across before our eyes.
横竖都一样。
Héng shù dōu yīyàng.
It's the same either way (horizontally or vertically).
中文可以横写也可以竖写。
Zhōngwén kěyǐ héng xiě yě kěyǐ shù xiě.
Chinese can be written horizontally or vertically.

Tips

usage
横 (héng) = horizontal. 竖 (shù) = vertical. They form a pair. In calligraphy, 横 is also the name for the horizontal stroke. 横 pronounced hèng means 'unreasonable/harsh': 蛮横 (mánhèng, overbearing).

Stroke Order

横 héng