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heng¹

Where it comes from

Blend of h + eng.

noun 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

  • /heŋ/ Singapore

Where it comes from

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

adjective more heng · most heng

  1. Manglish, Singlish Fortunate, lucky. Damn heng... The bus tire puncture right before my stop. Bad luck everyone else though.

Heng³

Where it comes from

From Mandarin 恆 /恒 (Héng).

proper noun

  1. historical A former prefecture of imperial China around Zhengding, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
  2. historical A former prefecture of imperial China around Quyang, Baoding, Hebei, China

Heng⁴

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Hengs · Hing

  1. A Chinese surname from Teochew.

Heng⁵

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Hengs

  1. A Chinese surname.

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name Former prefectures of imperial China in Hebei

中文恆州 /恒州 Héngzhōu

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"heng." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/heng. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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heng. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/heng

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"heng." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/heng.

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@misc{heng_2026,
  title = {heng},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heng},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}