pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
横 
橫 
heng2 
 
 
horizontal; across; (horizontal character stroke) 
 
横 
橫 
heng4 
 
 
harsh and unreasonable; unexpected 
 
 
strokes 
15 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
11 
 
才华横溢 
才華橫溢 
cai2 hua2 heng2 yi4 
 
 
brimming over with talent (esp. literary); brilliant 
 
打横炮 
打橫炮 
da3 heng2 pao4 
 
 
to butt in; to interfere; to make things difficult 
 
发横财 
發橫財 
fa1 heng4 cai2 
 
 
to make easy money; to make a fortune; to line one's pockets 
 
飞来横祸 
飛來橫禍 
fei1 lai2 heng4 huo4 
 
 
sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom) 
 
合纵连横 
合縱連橫 
he2 zong4 lian2 heng2 
 
 
Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家 during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) 
 
横斑腹小鸮 
橫斑腹小鴞 
heng2 ban1 fu4 xiao3 xiao1 
 
 
(bird species of China) spotted owlet (Athene brama) 
 
横斑林莺 
橫斑林鶯 
heng2 ban1 lin2 ying1 
 
 
(bird species of China) barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria) 
 
横笔 
橫筆 
heng2 bi3 
 
 
bristles lying down (brush movement in painting) 
 
横匾 
橫匾 
heng2 bian3 
 
 
horizontal tablet (for an inscription) 
 
横标 
橫標 
heng2 biao1 
 
 
banner; horizontal slogan or advertisement 
 
横滨 
橫濱 
heng2 bin1 
 
 
Yokohama, Japan 
 
横滨市 
橫濱市 
heng2 bin1 shi4 
 
 
Yokohama, major port city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣|神奈川县, Japan 
 
横波 
橫波 
heng2 bo1 
 
 
transverse wave 
 
横步 
橫步 
heng2 bu4 
 
 
sidestep (in dance); step sideways 
 
横陈 
橫陳 
heng2 chen2 
 
 
to lie in disarray; to cut across; to traverse 
 
横冲直撞 
橫衝直撞 
heng2 chong1 zhi2 zhuang4 
 
 
lit. bashing sideways and colliding straight on (idiom); to push through shoving and bumping; to barge; to charge around violently 
 
横穿 
橫穿 
heng2 chuan1 
 
 
to cross; to traverse 
 
横刀夺爱 
橫刀奪愛 
heng2 dao1 duo2 ai4 
 
 
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom) 
 
横渡 
橫渡 
heng2 du4 
 
 
to cross (a body of water) 
 
横断 
橫斷 
heng2 duan4 
 
 
to cross (a road, an ocean etc); to cut across 
 
横断步道 
橫斷步道 
heng2 duan4 bu4 dao4 
 
 
pedestrian crossing 
 
横断面 
橫斷面 
heng2 duan4 mian4 
 
 
horizontal section 
 
横段山脉 
橫段山脈 
heng2 duan4 shan1 mai4 
 
 
Hengduan mountains dividing Sichuan from Tibet 
 
横断山脉 
橫斷山脈 
heng2 duan4 shan1 mai4 
 
 
Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet 
 
横断物 
橫斷物 
heng2 duan4 wu4 
 
 
transverse object 
 
横队 
橫隊 
heng2 dui4 
 
 
row; horizontal troop formation 
 
横额 
橫額 
heng2 e2 
 
 
horizontal tablet (for an inscription) 
 
横翻筋斗 
横翻筋斗 
heng2 fan1 jin1 dou3 
 
 
to turn cartwheels 
 
横飞 
橫飛 
heng2 fei1 
 
 
to splash across; to splatter 
 
横峰 
橫峰 
heng2 feng1 
 
 
Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi 
 
横峰县 
橫峰縣 
heng2 feng1 xian4 
 
 
Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi 
 
横幅 
橫幅 
heng2 fu2 
 
 
horizontal scroll; banner; streamer 
 
横幅标语 
橫幅標語 
heng2 fu2 biao1 yu3 
 
 
slogan banner 
 
横纲 
橫綱 
heng2 gang1 
 
 
yokozuna 
 
横杠 
橫槓 
heng2 gang4 
 
 
bar; horizontal bar 
 
横隔 
橫隔 
heng2 ge2 
 
 
tabula (horizontal floor of polyp) 
 
横膈 
橫膈 
heng2 ge2 
 
 
diaphragm 
 
横隔膜 
橫隔膜 
heng2 ge2 mo2 
 
 
diaphragm 
 
横膈膜 
橫膈膜 
heng2 ge2 mo2 
 
 
diaphragm; also written 橫隔膜|横隔膜 
 
横钩 
橫鉤 
heng2 gou1 
 
 
horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters) 
 
横骨 
橫骨 
heng2 gu3 
 
 
pubic bone 
 
横贯 
橫貫 
heng2 guan4 
 
 
horizontal traverse; to cut across; to cross transversally 
 
横过 
橫過 
heng2 guo4 
 
 
to traverse 
 
横桁帆 
橫桁帆 
heng2 heng2 fan1 
 
 
boom sail 
 
横加 
橫加 
heng2 jia1 
 
 
violently; flagrantly 
 
横加指责 
橫加指責 
heng2 jia1 zhi3 ze2 
 
 
to blame unscrupulously 
 
横街 
橫街 
heng2 jie1 
 
 
side street; road branching from the main street 
 
横截 
橫截 
heng2 jie2 
 
 
to cut across; cross-sectional; transverse 
 
横结肠 
橫結腸 
heng2 jie2 chang2 
 
 
transverse colon (anatomy); second section of large intestine 
 
横截面 
橫截面 
heng2 jie2 mian4 
 
 
cross-section 
 
横截线 
橫截線 
heng2 jie2 xian4 
 
 
transversal line 
 
横筋斗 
橫筋斗 
heng2 jin1 dou3 
 
 
cartwheel 
 
横空 
橫空 
heng2 kong1 
 
 
filling the atmosphere; covering the sky 
 
横跨 
橫跨 
heng2 kua4 
 
 
to span; to stretch across; to travel across 
 
横棱纹 
橫稜紋 
heng2 leng2 wen2 
 
 
crosswise pattern 
 
横梁 
橫梁 
heng2 liang2 
 
 
beam 
 
横流 
橫流 
heng2 liu2 
 
 
to overflow; transverse flow; to flow over; cross flow 
 
横路 
橫路 
heng2 lu4 
 
 
side street; crossroad 
 
横眉 
橫眉 
heng2 mei2 
 
 
to concentrate one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl 
 
横楣 
橫楣 
heng2 mei2 
 
 
lintel 
 
横眉冷对千夫指 
橫眉冷對千夫指 
heng2 mei2 leng3 dui4 qian1 fu1 zhi3 
 
 
to face a thousand pointing fingers with a cool scowl (citation from Lu Xun); to treat with disdain; to defy 
 
横眉立目 
橫眉立目 
heng2 mei2 li4 mu4 
 
 
to scowl and stare down; to defy 
 
横眉怒目 
橫眉怒目 
heng2 mei2 nu4 mu4 
 
 
lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes; to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom) 
 
横眉竖眼 
橫眉豎眼 
heng2 mei2 shu4 yan3 
 
 
to scowl fiercely; to glare 
 
横楣子 
橫楣子 
heng2 mei2 zi5 
 
 
lintel 
 
横木 
橫木 
heng2 mu4 
 
 
horizontal beam; wooden crossbar; thwart 
 
横爬行 
橫爬行 
heng2 pa2 xing2 
 
 
to walk sideways; crab-wise 
 
横排 
横排 
heng2 pai2 
 
 
horizontal setting (printing) 
 
横批 
橫批 
heng2 pi1 
 
 
horizontal scroll (for inscription) 
 
横剖面 
橫剖面 
heng2 pou1 mian4 
 
 
horizontal section 
 
横七竖八 
橫七豎八 
heng2 qi1 shu4 ba1 
 
 
in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom) 
 
横切 
橫切 
heng2 qie1 
 
 
to cut across; a horizontal cut 
 
横肉 
橫肉 
heng2 rou4 
 
 
fierce-looking 
 
横三竖四 
橫三豎四 
heng2 san1 shu4 si4 
 
 
in disorder; in a tremendous mess 
 
横扫 
橫掃 
heng2 sao3 
 
 
to sweep away; to sweep across 
 
横扫千军 
橫掃千軍 
heng2 sao3 qian1 jun1 
 
 
total annihilation 
 
横山 
橫山 
heng2 shan1 
 
 
Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi; Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan; Yokoyama (Japanese surname) 
 
横山县 
橫山縣 
heng2 shan1 xian4 
 
 
Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林, Shaanxi 
 
横山乡 
橫山鄉 
heng2 shan1 xiang1 
 
 
Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣|新竹县, northwest Taiwan 
 
横神经 
橫神經 
heng2 shen2 jing1 
 
 
transverse commissure 
 
横生 
橫生 
heng2 sheng1 
 
 
to grow without restraint; overflowing with; to happen unexpectedly 
 
横生枝节 
橫生枝節 
heng2 sheng1 zhi1 jie2 
 
 
to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom) 
 
横尸遍野 
橫屍遍野 
heng2 shi1 bian4 ye3 
 
 
corpses strew the field; deadly (conflict) 
 
横是 
橫是 
heng2 shi5 
 
 
probably; most likely 
 
横竖劲儿 
橫豎勁兒 
heng2 shu4 jin4 er5 
 
 
firmness of determination 
 
横竖 
橫豎 
heng2 shu5 
 
 
anyway 
 
横说竖说 
橫說豎說 
heng2 shuo1 shu4 shuo1 
 
 
to explain sth over and over again; to repeat 
 
横躺 
橫躺 
heng2 tang3 
 
 
to lie flat 
 
横躺竖卧 
橫躺豎臥 
heng2 tang3 shu4 wo4 
 
 
to lie down all over the place; exhausted and in disarray 
 
横挑鼻子竖挑眼 
橫挑鼻子豎挑眼 
heng2 tiao1 bi2 zi5 shu4 tiao1 yan3 
 
 
to pick on sth incessantly (idiom); to criticize right and left 
 
横头横脑 
橫頭橫腦 
heng2 tou2 heng2 nao3 
 
 
coarse and arrogant; always in the right 
 
横纹 
橫紋 
heng2 wen2 
 
 
horizontal stripe; striation 
 
横纹肌 
橫紋肌 
heng2 wen2 ji1 
 
 
striated muscle 
 
横卧 
橫臥 
heng2 wo4 
 
 
to recline 
 
横线 
橫線 
heng2 xian4 
 
 
horizontal line; horizontal coordinate line 
 
横县 
橫縣 
heng2 xian4 
 
 
Heng county in Nanning 南寧|南宁, Guangxi 
 
横向 
橫向 
heng2 xiang4 
 
 
horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise 
 
横斜 
橫斜 
heng2 xie2 
 
 
oblique; slanting 
 
横斜钩 
橫斜鉤 
heng2 xie2 gou1 
 
 
⺄ stroke in Chinese characters 
 
横心 
橫心 
heng2 xin1 
 
 
to steel oneself; to harden one's heart 
 
横行 
橫行 
heng2 xing2 
 
 
to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck 
 
横行霸道 
橫行霸道 
heng2 xing2 ba4 dao4 
 
 
to oppress; to rule as a despot; to tyrannize 
 
横须贺 
橫須賀 
heng2 xu1 he4 
 
 
Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay) 
 
横须贺市 
橫須賀市 
heng2 xu1 he4 shi4 
 
 
Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan 
 
横眼 
橫眼 
heng2 yan3 
 
 
from the side of the eye; askance 
 
横摇 
橫搖 
heng2 yao2 
 
 
rolling motion (of a boat) 
 
横溢 
橫溢 
heng2 yi4 
 
 
to overflow; brimming with 
 
横越 
橫越 
heng2 yue4 
 
 
to cross; to pass over; to traverse; trans- 
 
横折 
橫折 
heng2 zhe2 
 
 
(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke) 
 
横摺 
橫摺 
heng2 zhe2 
 
 
horizontal fold or tuck 
 
横振动 
橫振動 
heng2 zhen4 dong4 
 
 
transverse vibration 
 
横征暴敛 
橫征暴斂 
heng2 zheng1 bao4 lian3 
 
 
to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force 
 
横正暴敛 
橫正暴斂 
heng2 zheng4 bao4 lian3 
 
 
to levy exorbitant taxes (idiom) 
 
横直 
橫直 
heng2 zhi2 
 
 
(colloquial) whatever; come what may 
 
横坐标 
橫座標 
heng2 zuo4 biao1 
 
 
horizontal coordinate; abscissa 
 
横暴 
橫暴 
heng4 bao4 
 
 
brutal; violent 
 
横财 
橫財 
heng4 cai2 
 
 
easy money; windfall; ill-gotten gains; undeserved fortune; illegal profit 
 
横祸 
橫禍 
heng4 huo4 
 
 
unexpected calamity 
 
横蛮 
橫蠻 
heng4 man2 
 
 
see 蠻橫|蛮横 
 
横死 
橫死 
heng4 si3 
 
 
to die by violence 
 
骄横 
驕橫 
jiao1 heng4 
 
 
arrogant; overbearing 
 
老气横秋 
老氣橫秋 
lao3 qi4 heng2 qiu1 
 
 
old and decrepit; proud of one's age and experience (idiom) 
 
连横 
連橫 
lian2 heng2 
 
 
Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家 during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) 
 
蛮横 
蠻橫 
man2 heng4 
 
 
rude and unreasonable 
 
蛮横无理 
蠻橫無理 
man2 heng4 wu2 li3 
 
 
rude and unreasonable 
 
妙趣横生 
妙趣橫生 
miao4 qu4 heng2 sheng1 
 
 
endlessly interesting (idiom); very witty 
 
妙语横生 
妙語橫生 
miao4 yu3 heng2 sheng1 
 
 
to be full of wit and humor 
 
强横 
強橫 
qiang2 heng4 
 
 
surly and unreasoning; bullying; tyrannical 
 
人行横道 
人行橫道 
ren2 xing2 heng2 dao4 
 
 
pedestrian crossing 
 
人行横道线 
人行橫道線 
ren2 xing2 heng2 dao4 xian4 
 
 
crosswalk; pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes 
 
水横枝 
水橫枝 
shui3 heng2 zhi1 
 
 
cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai 
 
涕泗横流 
涕泗橫流 
ti4 si4 heng2 liu2 
 
 
tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state 
 
涕泗纵横 
涕泗縱橫 
ti4 si4 zong4 heng2 
 
 
tears and mucus flowing profusely; sniveling; in a tragic state 
 
窝里横 
窩裡橫 
wo1 li5 heng4 
 
 
(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home 
 
血肉横飞 
血肉橫飛 
xue4 rou4 heng2 fei1 
 
 
flesh and blood flying (idiom); carnage; people blown to pieces 
 
眼泪横流 
眼淚橫流 
yan3 lei4 heng4 liu2 
 
 
to be overflowing with tears (idiom) 
 
枝节横生 
枝節橫生 
zhi1 jie2 heng2 sheng1 
 
 
side issues keep arising (idiom) 
 
专横 
專橫 
zhuan1 heng4 
 
 
imperious; peremptory 
 
纵横 
縱橫 
zong4 heng2 
 
 
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, School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) 
 
纵横驰骋 
縱橫馳騁 
zong4 heng2 chi2 cheng3 
 
 
to criss-cross; to run unhindered across the whole country 
 
纵横家 
縱橫家 
zong4 heng2 jia1 
 
 
School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦 and Zhang Yi 張儀|张仪 
 
纵横交错 
縱橫交錯 
zong4 heng2 jiao1 cuo4 
 
 
criss-crossed (idiom) 
 
纵横字谜 
縱橫字謎 
zong4 heng2 zi4 mi2 
 
 
crossword