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横

héng

horizontal; across

One red horizontal bar and one thin green vertical bar
Memory picture

Character

横 héng

Strokes
15
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 黄 yellow
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这张海报采用横版设计,适合在展厅入口展示。 Zhè zhāng hǎibào cǎiyòng héngbǎn shèjì, shìhé zài zhǎntīng rùkǒu zhǎnshì. This poster uses a horizontal layout and is suitable for display at the entrance to the exhibition hall.
  • 请在纸上画一条横线,再画一条竖线。 Qǐng zài zhǐ shang huà yì tiáo héngxiàn, zài huà yì tiáo shùxiàn. Please draw a horizontal line on the paper, then a vertical one.
  • 一棵大树横在路中间,车子过不去了。 Yì kē dà shù héng zài lù zhōngjiān, chēzi guò bú qù le. A big tree lay across the middle of the road and the cars couldn't pass.

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