Memory phrase for the character: 横

横

Hanzi-Trainer
 

Meaning horizontal, across, rude, unreasonable, perverse

Pronunciation

héng, hèng

Explanation

Left: tree 木, right: yellow 黄 (Together 共 the field 田 [in fall] turn yellow.)

Mnemonic
 
(A cut or felled) tree turns yellow, when lying horizontally.

Radicals

木 tree
黄 yellowthe official radical is: 黃
共 together; common
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

 Vocabulary

横行 héng xíng  to go on the rampage; to riot; to run amuck
横坐标 héng zuò biāo  horizontal coordinate; abscissa
纵横 zòng héng  lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal, criss-crossed
横躺竖卧 héng tǎng shù wò  to lie down all over the place; exhausted and in disarray
横竖 héng shu  anyway
横征暴敛 héng zhēng bào liǎn  to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
横匾 héng biǎn  horizontal tablet (for an inscription)
横匾 héng biǎn  

At the page you get the memory phrases for learning the Chinese Hanzi. If you are learning the Japanese kanji, please follow this link.
List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Hanzi-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer