• 1328th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 136 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
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

Common

横批 (橫批)
横行 (橫行)
纵横 (縱橫)

Uncommon

妙趣横生 (妙趣橫生)
专横 (專橫)
强横 (強橫)
才华横溢 (才華橫溢)
横切 (橫切)
横向 (橫向)
横幅 (橫幅)
横扫 (橫掃)
横扫千军 (橫掃千軍)
横斜 (橫斜)
横断 (橫斷)
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)
横穿 (橫穿)
横纹 (橫紋)
横线 (橫線)
横膈膜 (橫膈膜)
横卧 (橫臥)
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)
骄横 (驕橫)

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  • 1414th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 72 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. liáng (Liang2)name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods • surname Liang
2. liáng (liang2)beam of roof • bridge

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

梁山 
梁静茹 (梁靜茹)
桥梁 (橋梁)
脊梁 
鼻梁 

Uncommon

吕梁 (呂梁)
大梁 
后梁 (後梁)
梁启超 (梁啟超)
梁平 
梁漱溟 
栋梁 (棟梁)
横梁 (橫梁)
脊梁骨 
铜梁 (銅梁)
顶梁柱 (頂梁柱)
余音绕梁 (餘音繞梁)
高梁 

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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.