Chinese symbol for “orthogonal”
横向
héng xiàng
Traditional: 橫向
horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral
The closest CC-CEDICT match for orthogonal is 横向 (héng xiàng), defined as: horizontal; orthogonal; perpendicular; lateral; crosswise.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 横向.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横跨 (橫跨) | héng kuà | to span; to stretch across |
| 纵横 (縱橫) | zòng héng | lit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth |
| 横扫 (橫掃) | héng sǎo | to sweep away; to sweep across |
| 横行 (橫行) | héng xíng | to go on the rampage; to riot |
| 横幅 (橫幅) | héng fú | horizontal scroll; banner |
| 方向 | fāng xiàng | direction; orientation |
| 走向 | zǒu xiàng | direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology) |
| 倾向 (傾向) | qīng xiàng | trend; tendency |
See also: Japanese symbol for “orthogonal”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.