• 1328th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 66 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. héng (heng2)horizontal • across • (horizontal character stroke)
2. hèng (heng4)harsh and unreasonable • perverse • unexpected

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for héng (heng2)The component is pronounced as 'huáng' (huang2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for hèng (heng4)The component is pronounced as 'huáng' (huang2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

High Frequency

 ()
横批 (橫批)
横行 (橫行)
纵横 (縱橫)

Medium Frequency

妙趣横生 (妙趣橫生)
专横 (專橫)
强横 (強橫)
才华横溢 (才華橫溢)
横向 (橫向)
横幅 (橫幅)
横扫 (橫掃)
横扫千军 (橫掃千軍)
横梁 (橫梁)
横流 (橫流)
横渡 (橫渡)
横滨 (橫濱)
横生 (橫生)
横祸 (橫禍)
横空 (橫空)
横纹 (橫紋)
横线 (橫線)
横冲直撞 (橫衝直撞)
横竖 (橫豎)
横财 (橫財)
横贯 (橫貫)
横跨 (橫跨)
横躺 (橫躺)
横飞 (橫飛)
蛮横 (蠻橫)
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  • 1766th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wén (wen2)line • trace • mark • pattern • grain (of wood etc)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for wén (wen2)The component is pronounced as 'wén' (wen2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

High Frequency

条纹 (條紋)
皱纹 (皺紋)
 ()
纹身 (紋身)

Medium Frequency

指纹 (指紋)
波纹 (波紋)
纹理 (紋理)
纹路 (紋路)
花纹 (花紋)
螺纹 (螺紋)
裂纹 (裂紋)
鱼尾纹 (魚尾紋)
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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.