直

zhí

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HSK 2TOCFL L18 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1straight

2to straighten

3fair and reasonable

4frank

5straightforward

6(indicates continuing motion or action)

7vertical

8vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Etymology

ideographic · To look someone in the eye 目

Radical

目 · straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank

Composition

⿳十目一

Writing

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Words with 直

一直yīzhí 直接zhíjiē 直zhí 简直jiǎnzhí 直到zhídào 直播zhíbō 直线zhíxiàn 直升机zhíshēngjī 直径zhíjìng 耿直gěngzhí 正直zhèngzhí 直奔zhíbèn 直达zhídá 直观zhíguān 直觉zhíjué 直视zhíshì 直至zhízhì 理直气壮lǐzhí-qìzhuàng