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héng

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héng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
héng | heng2
English translation
the cross-beams of a roof

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About héng

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

héng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

wood

Etymology of héng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木行

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

háng

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Words with héng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
héng pole plate héng
桁架 héng jià truss (weight-bearing construction of cross-beams)桁架 héng jià

héng Decomposition & Compounds

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