横 (héng) is a Chinese word meaning “horizontal; across; crosswise”.
Meanings
- 1horizontal
- 2across
- 3crosswise
- 4horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
- 5to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
- 6to cross (a river, etc)
- 7in a jumble
- 8chaotic
- 9(in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
- 10violent
- Part of speech
- verb, adjective
Related words
横harsh and unreasonable才华横溢brimming over with talent (esp. literary)横穿to cross专横imperious横扫to sweep away横梁beam横行to go on the rampage横跨to span横向horizontal横幅horizontal scroll横冲直撞(idiom) to barge through, jostling and elbowing; to charge around; to rampage纵横lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal