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Chinese symbol for “transverse”

横截
héng jié
Traditional: 橫截
to cut across; cross-sectional; transverse

The closest CC-CEDICT match for transverse is 横截 (héng jié), defined as: to cut across; cross-sectional; transverse.

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

横 héng
horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes
截 jié
to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection
radical 62 ⼽ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 横截.

WordPinyinMeaning
横向 (橫向)héng xiànghorizontal; orthogonal
横跨 (橫跨)héng kuàto span; to stretch across
纵横 (縱橫)zòng hénglit. warp and weft in weaving; vertically and horizontal; length and breadth
横扫 (橫掃)héng sǎoto sweep away; to sweep across
横行 (橫行)héng xíngto go on the rampage; to riot
横幅 (橫幅)héng fúhorizontal scroll; banner
截至jié zhìup to (a time); by (a time)
截图 (截圖)jié tú(computing) screenshot; to take a screenshot

See also: Japanese symbol for “transverse”.

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.

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