Chinese symbol for “span”
横跨
héng kuà
Traditional: 橫跨
to span; to stretch across; to travel across
The closest CC-CEDICT match for span is 横跨 (héng kuà), defined as: to span; to stretch across; to travel across.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “span”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跨度 | kuà dù | span; horizontal distance between vertical supports |
| 跨径 (跨徑) | kuà jìng | span (architecture) |
| 跨 | kuà | to step across; to stride over |
| 全长 (全長) | quán cháng | overall length; span |
| 纵深 (縱深) | zòng shēn | depth (from front to rear); depth (into a territory) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 横跨.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 横向 (橫向) | héng xiàng | horizontal; orthogonal |
| 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 |
| 跨越 | kuà yuè | to step across; step over |
| 跨国 (跨國) | kuà guó | transnational; multinational |
| 跨境 | kuà jìng | cross-border |
See also: Japanese symbol for “span”.
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.