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Chinese characters for “heng”

12 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

hēng

哼

hēng

to hum

10 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9

亨

hēng

prospering, going smoothly

7 strokes

Second tone

héng

横

héng

horizontal, across

15 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

lady

constant, persistent, regular

9 strokes

恒

héng

constant, persistent, regular

9 strokes

桁

héng

the cross-beams of a roof

plover, wading bird

horizontal, across

to measure, to weigh

plover, wading bird

wild ginger

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平衡pínghéng

balance

横héng

horizontal

衡量héngliáng

to weigh

持之以恒chízhī-yǐhéng

to pursue unremittingly

to groan

horizontal

Chinese character

equal

to compete with

to consider

Chinese characters for “heng”

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