Usage of the character 横

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

hèng

横

[橫]

harsh and unreasonable
unexpected

zònghéng

纵横

[縱橫]

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 ( Hézòng Liánhéng), School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

héngyì

横溢

[橫溢]

to overflow
brimming with

héngduì

横队

[橫隊]

rank; row; troops (or vehicles etc) lined up side by side

héngliú

横流

[橫流]

to overflow
transverse flow
to flow over
cross flow

héngchuān

横穿

[橫穿]

to cross
to traverse

héngxiàng

横向

[橫向]

horizontal
orthogonal
perpendicular
lateral
crosswise

héngshi

横是

[橫是]

probably
most likely

héngbù

横步

[橫步]

sidestep (in dance)
step sideways

Héngxiàn

横县

[橫縣]

Heng county in Nanning 南寧／南宁 ( Nánníng), Guangxi

héngméi

横楣

[橫楣]

lintel

héngzhé

横摺

[橫摺]

horizontal fold or tuck

hénggāng

横纲

[橫綱]

yokozuna

jiāohèng

骄横

[驕橫]

arrogant
overbearing

héngpái

横排

[橫排]

horizontal setting (printing)

héngxīn

横心

[橫心]

to steel oneself
to harden one's heart

héng'é

横额

[橫額]

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

héngshēng

横生

[橫生]

to grow without restraint
overflowing with
to happen unexpectedly

hèngcái

横财

[橫財]

easy money
windfall
ill-gotten gains
undeserved fortune
illegal profit

héngtǎng

横躺

[橫躺]

to lie flat

héngbō

横波

[橫波]

transverse wave

héngròu

横肉

[橫肉]

fierce-looking

héngqiē

横切

[橫切]

to cut across
a horizontal cut

hénggé

横隔

[橫隔]

tabula (horizontal floor of polyp)

héngliáng

横梁

[橫梁]

beam

héngjiā

横加

[橫加]

violently
flagrantly

héngkōng

横空

[橫空]

filling the atmosphere
covering the sky

Héngfēng

横峰

[橫峰]

Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

héngduàn

横断

[橫斷]

to cross (a road, an ocean etc)
to cut across

héngxié

横斜

[橫斜]

oblique
slanting

héngjié

横截

[橫截]

to cut across
cross-sectional
transverse

héngméi

横眉

[橫眉]

to concentrate one's eyebrows
to frown
to scowl

hènghuò

横祸

[橫禍]

unexpected calamity

héngchuī

横吹

[橫吹]

military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han
transverse flute
to play such a flute

héngguò

横过

[橫過]

to traverse

héngzhé

横折

[橫折]

(horizontal-starting right angle character stroke)

héngjiē

横街

[橫街]

side street
road branching from the main street

héngfēi

横飞

[橫飛]

(of spittle, blood, bullets etc) to fly through the air

héngyáo

横摇

[橫搖]

rolling motion (of a boat)

hénggǔ

横骨

[橫骨]

pubic bone

Héngshān

横山

[橫山]

Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi
Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan
Yokoyama (Japanese surname)

hèngbào

横暴

[橫暴]

brutal
violent

hénggōu

横钩

[橫鉤]

horizontal stroke with a hook at the end (in Chinese characters)

héngguàn

横贯

[橫貫]

horizontal traverse
to cut across
to cross transversally

héngmù

横木

[橫木]

horizontal beam
wooden crossbar
thwart

hénglù

横路

[橫路]

side street
crossroad

héngpī

横批

[橫批]

horizontal scroll (for inscription)

héngxiàn

横线

[橫線]

horizontal line
(math.) horizontal axis

héngchén

横陈

[橫陳]

to lie in disarray
to cut across
to traverse

héngsǎo

横扫

[橫掃]

to sweep away
to sweep across

héngdù

横渡

[橫渡]

to cross (a body of water)

hénggàng

横杠

[橫槓]

bar
horizontal bar

zhuānhèng

专横

[專橫]

imperious
peremptory

hèngsǐ

横死

[橫死]

to die by violence

héngwò

横卧

[橫臥]

to recline

qiánghèng

强横

[強橫]

surly and unreasoning
bullying
tyrannical

héngwén

横纹

[橫紋]

horizontal stripe
striation

héngbiǎn

横匾

[橫匾]

horizontal tablet (for an inscription)

héngxíng

横行

[橫行]

to go on the rampage
to riot
to run amuck

mánhèng

蛮横

[蠻橫]

rude and unreasonable

héngzhí

横直

[橫直]

(colloquial) whatever
come what may

hénggé

横膈

[橫膈]

diaphragm

héngyuè

横越

[橫越]

to cross
to pass over
to traverse
trans-

hèngmán

横蛮

[橫蠻]

see 蠻橫／蛮横 (mánhèng)

héngkuà

横跨

[橫跨]

to span
to stretch across
to travel across

héngshu

横竖

[橫豎]

anyway

héngyǎn

横眼

[橫眼]

from the side of the eye
askance

Lián Héng

连横

[連橫]

Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家／纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

héngbiāo

横标

[橫標]

banner
horizontal slogan or advertisement

Héngbīn

横滨

[橫濱]

Yokohama, Japan

héngfú

横幅

[橫幅]

horizontal scroll
banner
streamer

héngbǐ

横笔

[橫筆]

bristles lying down (brush movement in painting)

fāhèngcái

发横财

[發橫財]

to make easy money
to make a fortune
to line one's pockets

héngjīndǒu

横筋斗

[橫筋斗]

cartwheel

Héngbīnshì

横滨市

[橫濱市]

Yokohama, major port city in Kanagawa prefecture 神奈川縣／神奈川县 ( Shénnàichuānxiàn), Japan

dǎhéngpào

打横炮

[打橫炮]

to butt in
to interfere
to make things difficult

héngzhèndòng

横振动

[橫振動]

transverse vibration

héngshénjīng

横神经

[橫神經]

transverse commissure

hénggémó

横膈膜

[橫膈膜]

diaphragm (anatomy)

héngduànmiàn

横断面

[橫斷面]

horizontal section

héngméizi

横楣子

[橫楣子]

lintel

Héngshān Xiàn

横山县

[橫山縣]

Hengshan County in Yulin 榆林 ( Yúlín), Shaanxi

héngwénjī

横纹肌

[橫紋肌]

striated muscle

héngduànwù

横断物

[橫斷物]

transverse object

Héngshānxiāng

横山乡

[橫山鄉]

Hengshan township in Hsinchu County 新竹縣／新竹县 ( Xīnzhú Xiàn), northwest Taiwan

hénggémó

横隔膜

[橫隔膜]

diaphragm (anatomy)

shuǐhéngzhī

水横枝

[水橫枝]

cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides), esp. grown as bonsai

héngjiéxiàn

横截线

[橫截線]

transversal line

héngjiécháng

横结肠

[橫結腸]

transverse colon (anatomy)
second section of large intestine

héngzuòbiāo

横坐标

[橫座標]

horizontal coordinate
abscissa

Héngfēngxiàn

横峰县

[橫峰縣]

Hengfeng county in Shangrao 上饒／上饶, Jiangxi

Héngxūhè

横须贺

[橫須賀]

Yokosuka (port and navy base in the Tokyo bay)

wōlihèng

窝里横

[窩裡橫]

(coll.) meek and civil in public, but a tyrant at home

Zònghéngjiā

纵横家

[縱橫家]

School of Diplomacy of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) whose leading advocates were Su Qin 蘇秦／苏秦 ( Sū Qín) and Zhang Yi 張儀／张仪 ( Zhàng Yí)

héngxiégōu

横斜钩

[橫斜鉤]

⺄ stroke in Chinese characters

héngléngwén

横棱纹

[橫稜紋]

crosswise pattern

hénghéngfān

横桁帆

[橫桁帆]

boom sail

héngjiémiàn

横截面

[橫截面]

cross-section

héngpōumiàn

横剖面

[橫剖面]

horizontal section

héngkōngchūshì

横空出世

[橫空出世]

(idiom) to come to the fore in spectacular fashion; to emerge from obscurity to achieve great success

yǎnlèihèngliú

眼泪横流

[眼淚橫流]

to be overflowing with tears (idiom)

rénxínghéngdào

人行横道

[人行橫道]

crosswalk; pedestrian crossing

héngjiāzhǐzé

横加指责

[橫加指責]

to blame unscrupulously

Héngduànshānmài

横断山脉

[橫斷山脈]

Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet

héngqīshùbā

横七竖八

[橫七豎八]

in disorder
at sixes and sevens (idiom)

héngshēngzhījié

横生枝节

[橫生枝節]

to deliberately complicate an issue (idiom)

héngméishùyǎn

横眉竖眼

[橫眉豎眼]

to scowl fiercely
to glare

héngméinùmù

横眉怒目

[橫眉怒目]

lit. furrowed brows and blazing eyes
to dart looks of hate at sb (idiom)

héngfānjīndǒu

横翻筋斗

[橫翻筋斗]

to turn cartwheels

miàoqùhéngshēng

妙趣横生

[妙趣橫生]

endlessly interesting (idiom)
very witty

héngzhēngbàoliǎn

横征暴敛

[橫征暴斂]

to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force

héngduànbùdào

横断步道

[橫斷步道]

pedestrian crossing

héngbānlínyīng

横斑林莺

[橫斑林鶯]

(bird species of China) barred warbler (Sylvia nisoria)

héngshuōshùshuō

横说竖说

[橫說豎說]

to explain sth over and over again
to repeat

zònghéngjiāocuò

纵横交错

[縱橫交錯]

criss-crossed (idiom)

héngshùjìnr

横竖劲儿

[橫豎勁兒]

firmness of determination

miàoyǔhéngshēng

妙语横生

[妙語橫生]

to be full of wit and humor

héngtóuhéngnǎo

横头横脑

[橫頭橫腦]

coarse and arrogant
always in the right

xuèròu-héngfēi

血肉横飞

[血肉橫飛]

(idiom) flesh and blood flying in all directions; carnage

héngdāoduó'ài

横刀夺爱

[橫刀奪愛]

to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)

zhījiéhéngshēng

枝节横生

[枝節橫生]

side issues keep arising (idiom)

cáihuáhéngyì

才华横溢

[才華橫溢]

brimming over with talent (esp. literary)
brilliant

héngméilìmù

横眉立目

[橫眉立目]

to scowl and stare down
to defy

Hézòng Liánhéng

合纵连横

[合縱連橫]

Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家／纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā) during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

zònghéngzìmí

纵横字谜

[縱橫字謎]