1. 橫
  2. 臥

橫

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

Decomposition

1Once
橫→
木黃
2Radical
橫→
木tree黃yellow
3Graphical
橫→
一丨八卄一一二丨凵八

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

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Previous (贤)Next (膜)
  • 1941st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 44 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
臥→
臣人
2Radical
臥→
臣minister/official人human
3Graphical
臥→
一㇗丨匚人

Pinyin & Meaning

1. wò (wo4)to lie • to crouch

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

卧室 (臥室)
卧底 (臥底)
卧虎 (臥虎)

Uncommon

仰卧 (仰臥)
俯卧撑 (俯臥撐)
侧卧 (側臥)
硬卧 (硬臥)
卧倒 (臥倒)
卧床 (臥床)
卧虎藏龙 (臥虎藏龍)
卧铺 (臥鋪)
卧龙 (臥龍)
软卧 (軟臥)

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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.