Chinese words starting with “heng”
5 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable heng. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first.
Initial h · final eng · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 1
- 2nd tone 4
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
All 5 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 哼 | hēng | e,v | to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! | |
| 2 | 横 | héng | g,v,n,a,d | 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 | |
| 3 | 衡量 | héng liáng | v,vn | to weigh; to examine; to consider | |
| 4 | 横向 | héng xiàng | n | horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise | |
| 5 | 横七竖八 | héng qī shù bā | in disorder; at sixes and sevens (idiom) |
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