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
direct election
direct election
to attack directly; to storm
to attack directly; to storm
fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
fig. to directly combat the root of a problem
completely straight
a kind of a robe
histogram; bar chart
histogram; bar chart
to record faithfully
to record faithfully
taproot (main root growing vertically down)
stiff; rigid
stiff; rigid
direct current
straight as an arrow
(slang) male chauvinism
1920 Zhili–Anhui war in northern China
Zhili–Anhui War of 1920 in China
to stare angrily or vacantly
to stare blankly
direct product (in set theory)
direct product (in set theory)
Homo erectus