横斜钩 héngxiégōu [stroke] Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 横 橫 héng [horizontal stroke] (bound form) the horizontal stroke in Chinese characters, written from left to right斜钩 斜鉤 xiégōu slanted hook stroke A Chinese character stroke that curves downwards and to the right before ending in an upward hook.