Chinese Character 橫 Meanings and components.

Form

橫

Meaning

橫 meaning[3] in English

Horizontal.

Across.

Crosswise.

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Main Components

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

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

In cangjie it is written with DTMC

How to write 橫

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

木 + 黃 = 橫

橫 Stroke Order

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

Components Tree

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

橫
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
黃
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 橫in English or Chinese