直 zhí

ㄓˊ

HSK 2 TOCFL L1 常用国字8 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

9Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農|神农 Farmer God

Etymology

ideographic · To look someone in the eye 目

Radical

目 · eye; to look, to see; division, topic

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

Often confused with

一直 vs 总是

Sounds like: zhi2