橫批

横批
héngpī
horizontal scroll (for inscription)

CEDICT

a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription (usually hung over a door and flanked by two vertical scrolls forming a couplet)

Wiktionary

與對聯搭配的橫幅。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 橫 héng
  1. horizontal
  2. across
  3. crosswise
  4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. to cross (a river, etc)
  7. in a jumble
  8. chaotic
  9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. violent
2 批 pī
  1. to ascertain
  2. to act on
  3. to criticize
  4. to pass on
  5. classifier for batches, lots, military flights
  6. tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)

Related entries

橫幅 héngfú
  1. horizontal scroll
  2. banner
  3. streamer