横
héng
Traditional: 橫
Meanings of 横 in English
héngHSK 6adjective, verb, nounSyllabus #4148
- horizontal
- across
- crosswise
- horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
- in a jumble
- chaotic
- (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
- violent
héngHSK 7–9adjectiveSyllabus #7058
- horizontal
- across
- crosswise
- horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
- in a jumble
- chaotic
- (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
- violent
Characters
Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences