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

直 stroke order diagram
直 stroke order animation

Words containing 直

Word Meaning
Strait of Gibraltar
Strait of Gibraltar
(advertising) vertical banner; vertical scroll
until; to wait until
diameter
straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom)
intuition; direct feeling or understanding
straightforward
straightforward; direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
to speak one's mind
a kind of a robe
vertical setting (printing)
data-direct (in LAN emulation)
data-direct (in LAN emulation)
direct tax
direct tax
direct competition; direct competitor
direct competition; direct competitor
direct object (grammar)
direct object (grammar)