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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "横"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 横

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Meaning of 横

Pinyin héng、 hèng

Radical

木

Strokes

Definition

horizontal / across / (horizontal character stroke), unruly

Usage

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妙趣横生 miào qù héng shēng

endlessly interesting (idiom) / very witty

横卧 héng wò

to recline

横匾 héng biǎn

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

尸横遍野 shī héng biàn yě

a field littered with corpses

横幅 héng fú

horizontal scroll / banner / streamer

横剖面 héng pōu miàn

horizontal section

横行无忌 héng xíng wú jì

run amuck / run wild

专横跋扈 zhuān hèng bá hù

carry matters with a high hand

纵横捭阖 zòng héng bǎi hé

be perpendicular and horizontal / manoeuvre among various political groupings

横扫 héng sǎo

to sweep away / to sweep across

横扫千军 héng sǎo qiān jūn

total annihilation

横冲直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng

lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping / to barge / to charge around violently

横征暴敛 héng zhēng bào liǎn

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

横杠 héng gàng

bar / horizontal bar

横贯 héng guàn

horizontal traverse / to cut across / to cross transversally

横梁 héng liáng

beam

横向 héng xiàng

horizontal / orthogonal / perpendicular / lateral / crosswise

纵横 zòng héng

lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

横穿 héng chuān

to cross / to traverse

横跨 héng kuà

to span / to stretch across / to travel across

血肉横飞 xuè ròu héng fēi

flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage / people blown to pieces

横竖 héng shu

anyway

横沟 héng gōu

transverse furrow

横行 héng xíng

to go on the rampage / to riot / to run amuck

纵横交错 zòng héng jiāo cuò

criss-crossed (idiom)

横额 héng é

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

蛮横无理 mán hèng wú lǐ

rude and unreasonable

横标 héng biāo

banner / horizontal slogan or advertisement

沧海横流 cāng hǎi héng liú

The river overflowed its banks. / The general condition is chaotic and turbulent.

老泪纵横 lǎo lèi zòng héng

The old man wept bitterly. / Tears coursed down the old man's cheeks. / tears flowing from aged eyes / The old man's face was covered with tears.

横渡 héng dù

to cross (a body of water)

才华横溢 cái huá héng yì

brimming over with talent (esp. literary) / brilliant

横溢 héng yì

to overflow / brimming with

才气横溢 cái qì héng yì

brim with talent / be overflown with animation / have superb talent / scintillating with wit

横滨 Héng bīn

Yokohama, Japan

横七竖八 héng qī shù bā

in disorder / at sixes and sevens (idiom)

横挑鼻子竖挑眼 héng tiāo bí zi shù tiāo yǎn

to pick on sth incessantly (idiom) / to criticize right and left

横眉竖眼 héng méi shù yǎn

to scowl fiercely / to glare

横笛 héng dí

fife / flute

横纹 héng wén

horizontal stripe / striation

横纹肌 héng wén jī

striated muscle

横亘 héng gèn

span / lie across

横蛮 hèng mán

see 蠻橫|蛮横[man2 heng4]

蛮横 mán hèng

rude and unreasonable

横须贺 Héng xū hè

Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)

横躺 héng tǎng

to lie flat

横行霸道 héng xíng bà dào

to oppress / to rule as a despot / to tyrannize

纵横驰骋 zòng héng chí chěng

to criss-cross / to run unhindered across the whole country

骄横 jiāo hèng

arrogant / overbearing