橫
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héng · horizontal, across

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 橫

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Example sentences

Notice where 橫 sits in each complete thought.

Héng bīn shì rì běn dì èr dà de chéng shì.橫濱是日本第二大的城市。

Yokohama is the second largest city in Japan.

Source: Tatoeba #385337 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ héng chuān mǎ lù yào xiǎo xīn.你橫穿馬路要小心。

You must be careful of the traffic when you cross the street.

Source: Tatoeba #5624973 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén jiàn le yí zuò héng kuà hé liú de qiáo.他們建了一座橫跨河流的橋。

They built a bridge across the river.

Source: Tatoeba #903520 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mèimei zhù zài héng bīn fù jìn.我妹妹住在橫濱附近。

My sister lives near Yokohama.

Source: Tatoeba #836123 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén jué bú huì jiē shòu zhè xiē héng mán wú lǐ de yāoqiú.我們絕不會接受這些橫蠻無理的要求。

We mustn't give way to these impudent demands.

Source: Tatoeba #373198 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì wéi yīyī gè yóu yǒng héng dù yīng jí lì hǎi xiá de měi guó rén.他是唯一一個游泳橫渡英吉利海峽的美國人。

He is the only American who has swum the English Channel.

Source: Tatoeba #351058 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 橫 in context

  1. Say héng, then recall the core meaning: horizontal, across.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 橫 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.