zhí

straight; vertical; straightforward

HSK 3 #255

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 255th character
Radical ⽬ (109.3)
Strokes 8
Index # 1011

Definitions

直 zhí
  1. 1. straight
  2. 2. vertical
  3. 3. straightforward
  4. 4. frank
  5. 5. fair and reasonable
  6. 6. to straighten
  7. 7. (indicates continuing motion or action)
  8. 8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
  9. 9. surname Zhi
  10. 10. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors yán dì descended from Shennong shén nóng Farmer God

Stroke order

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Words containing 直

Word Meaning
continuously; always; all along
direct (opposite: indirect jiàn jiē)
simply; practically; at all
live broadcast (not recorded); direct Internet broadcasting
vertical; perpendicular
diameter
confident because you are right
until
helicopter
intuition
honest; upright; upstanding
to speak forthrightly; to talk bluntly
straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
up till (the present); lasting until
to go straight to; to make a beeline for
to look straight at
to face (reality, danger etc)
directly
straightforward; direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
nonstop; to go nonstop to; through (as in "through train")
to advance bravely
to stretch out; to straighten
perfectly straight; bolt upright; straight as a ramrod
frank; candid
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