dailycharacter
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Pronunciation: héng/hèng
Meaning:
héng: to move crosswise
hèng: unexpected, unreasonable
Etymology:
Tree 木 + yellow 黄 (also phonetic): across the grain (yellow) of the wood.
(associative/phono-semantic compound).
Traditional character: 横 (the same)
Found in:
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘
Word of the day on: 07.22.08
Meaning:
héng: to move crosswise
hèng: unexpected, unreasonable
Etymology:
Tree 木 + yellow 黄 (also phonetic): across the grain (yellow) of the wood.
(associative/phono-semantic compound).
Traditional character: 横 (the same)
Found in:
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘
Word of the day on: 07.22.08
