横线

橫線

héngxiàn

noun #37,114

Measure Word

一条横线 tiáo

Meanings

1 horizontal line
2 (math.) horizontal axis
3 underline / dash mark

Characters

Examples

请在重要的句子下面画一条横线。

Qǐng zài zhòngyào de jùzi xiàmiàn huà yī tiáo héngxiàn.

Please draw a horizontal line under the important sentences.

横线代表 x 轴。

Héngxiàn dàibiǎo x zhóu.

The horizontal line represents the x-axis.

Tips

usage

横线 is the opposite of 竖线 (shùxiàn, vertical line). In writing/editing, 横线 is used for both an underline beneath text and the horizontal dash between sections.

Stroke Order

横 héng

线 xiàn