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
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harsh and unreasonable / unexpected
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How to pronounce 横

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

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+ (e)ng2 final

In the engine’s kitchen.

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= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

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+ (e)ng4 final

In the engine’s bathroom.

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横 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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yellow / pornographic / to fall through
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Characters with 横 as component

横 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 横

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brimming over with talent (esp. literary) / brilliant
to cross / to traverse
imperious / peremptory

Sentences with 横

mán
héng
 
 
nào
lóng
gōng

Want to remember 横 for good?

Make it your learning target and MandarinBanana works out the shortest route to it: the two sounds its syllable is built from, then the components of the character itself, one short step at a time. No account needed to start.

héng / hèng

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