héng

horizontal

across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent

wood (木) + yellow (黄) = lying flat, horizontal

木 grounds the meaning in something flat and extended, like a plank laid across a gap. 黄 mainly gives the sound héng and doesn't carry the horizontal sense.

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请把这根木棍放在桌子上。

qǐng bǎ zhè gēn mù gùn héng fàng zài zhuō zi shàng。

Please place this wooden stick horizontally on the table.

他们渡了那条又宽又急的河流。

tā men héng dù le nà tiáo yòu kuān yòu jí de hé liú。

They crossed that wide and fast-flowing river.

Words with 横

连横

lián héng

Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

风趣横生

fēng qù héng shēng

(idiom) spiced with wit

飞来横祸

fēi lái hèng huò

sudden and unexpected disaster (idiom)

骄横

jiāo hèng

arrogant

人无横财不富,马无夜草不肥

rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi

(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed

人行横道

rén xíng héng dào

crosswalk; pedestrian crossing

人行横道线

rén xíng héng dào xiàn

crosswalk

口沫横飞

kǒu mò héng fēi

(idiom) to speak vehemently; to express oneself with great passion

合纵连横

hé zòng lián héng

Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

妙语横生

miào yǔ héng shēng

to be full of wit and humor

妙趣横生

miào qù héng shēng

endlessly interesting (idiom)

专横

zhuān hèng

imperious

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