Chinese Character 横 Meanings and components.

Form

横

Meaning

横 meaning[3] in English

Horizontal.

Across.

Crosswise.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 横 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Mu (木) , and surname Huang or … (黄)

Its radical[1] is: 木 (mu4) which means: Surname Mu, .木mu4surname Mu

In cangjie it is written with DTLC

How to write 横

To write横heng2horizontal you should write a combination of 木mu4surname Mu , 黄huang2surname Huang … arranged in a 吅 shape:

木 + 黄 = 横

横 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 横 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 横, looks as follow:

横
Pinyin:heng2 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Horizontal . Across . Crosswise . Horizontal Stroke (In Chinese Characters) . To Place (Sth) Flat (On A Surface) . To Cross (A River, Etc) . In A Jumble . Chaotic . (In Fixed Expressions) Harsh And Unreasonable . Violent
木
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Surname Mu
黄
Pinyin:huang2
Meaning[3]: Surname Huang Or Hwang

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

  • Wiktionary Page for 横in English or Chinese