横 héng harsh and unreasonable; perverse

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Traditional: 橫

Stroke order

横 is written in 15 strokes.

横 — the Chinese character for harsh and unreasonable; perverse (héng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 横 — harsh and unreasonable; perverse

横

Senses

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

Related words

横 is pronounced héng and means “harsh and unreasonable; perverse”.

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