横
橫HSK 6freq #5014
Meanings
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- 1.horizontal
- 2.across
- 3.crosswise
- 4.horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
- 5.to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
- 6.to cross (a river, etc)
- 7.in a jumble
- 8.chaotic
- 9.(in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
- 10.violent
- 1.harsh and unreasonable
- 2.unexpected
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 木 + phonetic 黄 (huáng).
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
记得在字母 t 上画上横。
Remember to cross your t's.
Sentences from Tatoeba · CC-BY 2.0 FR
More examples & usage (AI)
Related words
横向 horizontal纵横 lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal横截 to cut across横笔 bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)横斜 oblique横眉 to concentrate one's eyebrows横飞 (of spittle, blood, bullets etc) to fly through the air横标 banner横蛮 see 蛮横[mán hèng]横躺 to lie flat横暴 brutal横摺 horizontal fold or tuck