heng

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Singapore/heŋ/

noun

The character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones.

OriginTeochew 興 /兴 ← Hokkien 幸 →
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Meanings

heng1

nounheng (plural hengs)

plural hengs

  1. The character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones.

heng2

adjectiveheng (comparative more heng, superlative most heng)

comparative more heng · superlative most heng

  1. ManglishSinglishFortunate, lucky.

    But Sunny very heng [lucky]... No damage on the driver's side.

    2018, Jean Tay, Sisters & Senang: The Island Plays, Epigram Books, →ISBN, Scene 12, page 73
    2 more examples

    Damn heng... The bus tire puncture right before my stop. Bad luck everyone else though.

    2015 June 24, @BurgerBing, Twitter

    Most Heng is join few month before June 2021. Your pay got adjusted to $4900 with all the new joiners in June + got 5k bonus.

    2022 April 26, Unregistered, “Roles in accenture singapore”, in Salary.sg Forums

Heng3

proper noun
  1. historicalA former prefecture of imperial China around Zhengding, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
  2. historicalA former prefecture of imperial China around Quyang, Baoding, Hebei, China

Heng4

proper nounHeng (plural Hengs)

plural Hengs · alternative Hing

  1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.

Heng5

proper nounHeng (plural Hengs)

plural Hengs

  1. A Chinese surname.

Origin

heng · noun

Blend of h + eng.

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heng · adjective

  1. Hokkien幸“fortunate”
  2. Teochew興 /兴“fortunate”
  3. Englishheng

From Teochew 興 /兴 (hêng¹, “fortunate”) or Hokkien 幸 (hēng, “fortunate”). Compare Thai เฮง (heng), Khmer ហេង (heeng), Vietnamese hên.

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Heng · proper noun

  1. Mandarin恆 /恒
  2. EnglishHeng

From Mandarin 恆 /恒 (Héng).

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Heng · proper noun

  1. Chinese王
  2. EnglishHeng

From romanization of the Teochew pronunciation Hêng⁵ of Chinese 王, Mandarin Wáng.

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Heng · proper noun

  1. Chinese邢
  2. EnglishHeng

From romanization of the Hokkien pronunciation Hêng of Chinese 邢, Mandarin Xíng.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 恆州 /恒州
  • 恆州 /恒州 (Héngzhōu)Former prefectures of imperial China in Hebei

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

EnghNgeh
Cite this entry
APA

heng. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heng

MLA

“heng.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heng. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heng,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heng.

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