恒 (héng): permanent, constant, fixed

恒 (héng) is a Chinese character meaning “permanent.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (structural) and 亘 (structural). It ranks #1747 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 恒 a constant 亘 heart 忄; 亘 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. permanent
  2. constant
  3. fixed

Etymology & Origin

恒

ideographicA constant 亘 heart 忄; 亘 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰忄亘 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
永恒adjectiveyǒng héngeternal
伯利恒proper-nounbó lì héngBethlehem
恒星nounhéng xīng(fixed) star
恒久adjectivehéng jiǔconstant
恒河proper-nounhéng héGanges River
持之以恒phrasechí zhī yǐ héngto pursue unremittingly (idiom)
恒心nounhéng xīnperseverance
恒温器nounhéng wēn qìthermostat
恒温nounhéng wēnconstant temperature
恒定adjectivehéng dìngconstant
守恒verbshǒu héngconservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics)
恒等式nounhéng děng shìidentity (math.)
守恒定律shǒu héng dìng lǜconservation law (physics)
恒生héng shēngHang Seng (the name of a bank in Hong Kong and of the stock market index the bank established)
恒牙nounhéng yá(dentistry) permanent tooth
42
Total compounds
67
As first character
26
As last character
7
As middle character

恒 appears in 42 compound words: 67 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 7 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 恒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

颗kē
0.72216,794 co-occurrences
视shì
0.56815,500 co-occurrences
星xīng
0.53928,496 co-occurrences
炒chǎo
0.49313 co-occurrences
永yǒng
0.4314,886 co-occurrences
惕tì
0.420180 co-occurrences
傅fù
0.386620 co-occurrences
广guǎng
0.3842,562 co-occurrences
豚tún
0.379180 co-occurrences
估gū
0.37712 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

持之以恒chízhīyǐhéngHSK 7+

to persevere

phrase
恒春半岛Héngchūn BàndǎoHSK 7+

Hengchun Peninsula (southern tip of Taiwan)

恒河沙数hénghéshāshùHSK 7+

an extremely large number of; as numerous as there are grains of sand in the Ganges

phrase
醒世恒言Xǐngshì HéngyánHSK 7+

Stories to Awaken the World

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

看到孩子的进步,父母恒中十分欣慰。

kàn dào hái zǐ de jìn bù , fù mǔ héng zhōng shí fēn xīn wèi .

Seeing their child's progress, the parents were deeply gratified.

InvestingFeb 2026

拟购买德恒装备51%股权 锐新科技欲扩充汽车产品线...

nǐ gòu mǎi dé héng zhuāng bèi 5 1 gǔ quán ruì xīn kē jì yù kuò chōng qì chē chǎn pǐn xiàn . . .

It is planned to purchase 51% of the equity of DeHeng Equipment Ruixin Technology wants to expand its automotive product line...

Nownews今日新聞Feb 2026

...豪1周跑25个通告!没吃饭只吃茶叶蛋 《恒星之城》全卖光

. . . háo 1 zhōu pǎo 2 5 gè tōng gào ! méi chī fàn zhī chī chá xié dàn héng xīng zhī chéng quán mài guāng

... Howe runs 25 notices in one week! I didn't eat and only ate tea eggs "City of Stars" was sold out

EtnetFeb 2026

【滙控业绩】滙控:对恒生没有裁员计划,将帮助受影响员工在未来三...

滙 kòng yè jì 滙 kòng : duì héng shēng méi yǒu cái yuán jì huá , jiāng bāng zhù shòu yǐng xiǎng yuán gōng zài wèi lái sān . . .

HSBC Holdings: There is no layoff plan for Hang Seng, which will help affected employees in the next three...

EtnetFeb 2026

...北水炒D乜】净流入31.31亿元,买南方恒生科技沽泡泡玛特

. . . běi shuǐ chǎo D 乜 jìng liú rù 3 1 . 3 1 yì yuán , mǎi nán fāng héng shēng kē jì gū pāo pāo 玛 tè

... Beishui speculated on the net inflow of 3.131 billion yuan, buying Southern Hang Seng Technology and selling Bubble Mart

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

...控季息料近3.3元增17% 大行估50亿恒生股息入账补资本

. . . kòng jì xī liào jìn 3 . 3 yuán zēng 1 7 dà háng gū 5 0 yì héng shēng gǔ xī rù zhàng bǔ zī běn

... The quarterly dividend is expected to increase by 17% by nearly 3.3 yuan, and the major bank estimates that 5 billion Hang Seng dividends will be recorded to supplement capital

Tatoeba

这些无限空间的永恒沉默使我恐惧。

Zhèxiē wúxiàn kōngjiān de yǒnghéng chénmò shǐ wǒ kǒngjù.

The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.

Tatoeba

地球不是恒星,而是行星。

Dìqiú bù shì héngxīng, érshì xíngxīng.

The earth is not a star, but a planet.

Tatoeba

天文学涉及恒星和行星的研究。

Tiānwénxué shèjí héngxīng hé xíngxīng de yánjiū.

Astronomy involves the study of stars and planets.

Tatoeba

行星围着固定不动的恒星转。

Xíngxīng wéi zhe gùdìng bù dòng de héngxīng zhuǎn.

Planets move around a fixed star.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced héng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 恒 (héng) mean in Chinese?
恒 (héng) primarily means "permanent." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #1747 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 恒 have?
恒 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 恒?
The radical associated with 恒 is 忄 (heart). This radical appears in many characters related to heart.
What are the components of 恒?
恒 is composed of: 忄 (structural), 亘 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰忄亘 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 恒?
Common words with 恒 include: 永恒 (yǒng héng, "eternal"); 伯利恒 (bó lì héng, "Bethlehem"); 恒星 (héng xīng, "(fixed) star"); 恒久 (héng jiǔ, "constant"); 恒河 (héng hé, "Ganges River"). There are over 42 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 恒 (héng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation héng: 横 (horizontal), 衡 (to weigh), 哼 (to groan). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 恒 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 恒 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.