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Translingual
Han character
橫 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+12, 16 strokes, cangjie input 木廿一金 (DTMC) or 難木廿一金 (XDTMC), four-corner 44986, composition ⿰木黃)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 555, character 10
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15594
- Dae Jaweon: page 944, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 2, page 1288, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6A6B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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僙
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*kʷaːŋ
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廣
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*kʷaːŋʔ
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鄺
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*kʷaːŋʔ, *qʰʷaːŋ
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懬
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*kʰʷaːŋʔ, *kʰaːŋʔ
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爌
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*kʰʷaːŋʔ, *kʰʷaːŋs, *qʰʷaːŋʔ
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曠
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*kʰʷaːŋs
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矌
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*kʰʷaːŋs
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壙
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*kʰʷaːŋs
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纊
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*kʰʷaːŋs
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黃
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*ɡʷaːŋ
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璜
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*ɡʷaːŋ
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潢
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*ɡʷaːŋ, *ɡʷaːŋs
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簧
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*ɡʷaːŋ
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癀
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*ɡʷaːŋ
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鱑
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*ɡʷaːŋ
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獚
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*ɡʷaːŋ
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蟥
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*ɡʷaːŋ
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趪
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*ɡʷaːŋ
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櫎
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*ɡʷaːŋʔ
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擴
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*ɡʷlaːŋs, *kʰʷaːɡ
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瀇
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*qʷaːŋʔ
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獷
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*kʷaŋʔ, *kʷraːŋʔ
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觵
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*kʷraːŋ
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礦
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*kʷraːŋʔ
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鑛
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*kʷraːŋʔ
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穬
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*kʷraːŋʔ
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橫
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*ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs, *kʷaːŋ
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黌
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*ɡʷraːŋ
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鐄
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*ɡʷraːŋ
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嚝
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*qʰʷraːŋ
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彉
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*kʷaːɡ, *qʰʷaːɡ
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彍
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*kʷaːɡ, *qʰʷaːɡ
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡʷraːŋ, *ɡʷraːŋs, *kʷaːŋ) : semantic 木 (“wood”) + phonetic 黃 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ).
Etymology
- “crosswise > door rail; side; cross-grained; unrestrained”
- Related to 衡 (OC *ɡraːŋ, “crossbar”), 桁 (OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ, “purlin”), 珩 (OC *ɡraːŋ, “top horizontal gem of a girdle-pendant”) and 璜 (OC *ɡʷaːŋ, “jade pendant”) (Wang, 1982), and possibly 樑 (OC *raŋ, “roof beam”) (Schuessler, 2007).
- Schuessler (2007) connects these with Khmer ខ្វែង (khvaeng, “to cross; to intersect; to crisscross; diagonal; etc.”) < Old Khmer khveṅ (“to go far around; to encircle; to enclose”). Compare Thai ขวาง (kwǎang, “to lie across; to bar; to obstruct; to thwart”) and the Khmer derivatives កំពែង (kɑmpɛɛng, “enclosing wall; rampart”), កំពង់ (kɑmpŭəng, “crossing-place; ford; port; shore”) (cf. Malay kampung).
Pronunciation 1
Note:
- huan2 - vernacular;
- hun2 - literary.
Note:
- hèng - used in idioms for the sense “unrestrained; reckless”.
Note:
- hoâiⁿ/hûiⁿ/hôaⁿ/hôeⁿ - vernacular (“crosswise; horizontal; to go against; unreasonable”);
- hêng/hn̂g - literary.
Note:
- hue5 - vernacular;
- heng5 - literary.
Note: 1uan - variant.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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橫
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Reading #
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1/1
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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héng
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Middle Chinese
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‹ hwæng ›
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Old Chinese
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/*C.ɡʷˁraŋ/
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English
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crosswise; horizontal
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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橫
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Reading #
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1/3
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No.
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5399
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Phonetic component
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黄
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Rime group
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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橫
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡʷraːŋ/
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Definitions
橫
- middle rail of a wooden door; crosspiece
- to lie crossways; to be situated crosswise; to be horizontal
- to move crosswise; to cross; to traverse; to stretch across
- to cut crosswise; to intercept transversely
- to hold crosswise; to put something horizontally; to wear across
- crosswise; horizontal; transverse; across; east-west
- (historical) Horizontal Alliance, i.e. states during the Warring States period in Chinese history which ally with Qin to participate in its ascendancy
- side; nearby; something situated sideways
- to cast a sidelong glance at; to look sideways
- to brim with; to be brimming with; to fill; to be found all over
- to place over; to cover
- broad; vast; wide; extensive
- to crisscross; to interlock; to intersect; to be mixed together
- not listening to reason; unreasonable; unrestrained; outrageous
- (Chinese calligraphy) horizontal stroke (㇐)
- Antonym: 豎 / 竖 (shù)
- (historical) Alternative form of 衡 (héng, “supervisor; picket”)
- (historical) Alternative form of 黌 / 黉 (hóng, “school”)
- ancient placename in modern-day Shangqiu city in Henan province of China
- (Beijing and Jilu Mandarin) probably; presumably; perhaps; maybe
- (Beijing Mandarin, dialectal Wu) anyway; anyhow; in any case
- (Hokkien) to go against (a certain direction)
- (Mainland China Hokkien) to stare; to glare; to open one's eyes wide
- a surname
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- (basic character strokes) 點 / 点 (diǎn), 橫 / 横, 豎 / 竖 (shù), 提, 捺 (nà), 撇, 折, 鉤 / 钩 (gōu), 彎 / 弯 (wān), 斜
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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橫
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Reading #
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2/3
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No.
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5402
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Phonetic component
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黄
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Rime group
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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蝗
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Old Chinese
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/*ɡʷraːŋs/
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Definitions
橫
- perverse and violent; unrestrained and aggressive; brutal and unreasonable; cross-grained
- unrestrainedly; turbulently; intrusively and violently
- in vain; wastefully
- sudden (and catastrophic); unexpected; unpredicted
- additional; supplementary; extra; extraneous
- contingency; mishap; misfortune; accident
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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橫
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Reading #
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3/3
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No.
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5366
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Phonetic component
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黄
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Rime group
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陽
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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Old Chinese
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/*kʷaːŋ/
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Definitions
橫
- Alternative form of 光 (“light”)
- (~門) (historical) a gate of Chang'an City
Pronunciation 4
Definitions
橫
- Alternative form of 桄 (“reel thread on a revolving frame”)
Pronunciation 5
Definitions
橫
- Alternative form of 撗 (guàng, “a kind of grass”)
Pronunciation 6
Definitions
橫
- Alternative form of 櫎 / 𰗓 (“a kind of tool”)
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of 橫 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 橫, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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Korean
Hanja
橫 • (hoeng) (hangeul 횡)
- across
- horizontal, lateral
Vietnamese
Han character
橫: Hán Nôm readings: hoành, hoàng
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