直 (zhí): meaning and stroke order
直 (zhí) means straight, to straighten, fair and reasonable, frank, straightforward.
直
- Simplified
- 直
- Traditional
- 直 (same form)
- Pinyin
- zhí
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Stroke order of 直
直
- Zhí surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- zhí straight; to straighten
- 8 strokes
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Meaning of 直
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zhí
- straight
- to straighten
- fair and reasonable
- frank
- straightforward
- (indicates continuing motion or action)
- vertical
- vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
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Zhí
- surname Zhi
- Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
Radical and structure
- 直
- Radical 目 (Kangxi radical 109) · 8 strokes · built from 𠃊 and 𥃭
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 直
- 一直 yī zhí straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 直线 zhí xiàn straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
- 直接 zhí jiē direct (opposite: indirect 間接|间接[jian4 jie1]); immediate
- 直到 zhí dào until
- 简直 jiǎn zhí simply; really
- 直播 zhí bō (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast
- 直升机 zhí shēng jī helicopter; CL:架[jia4]
直 in our stories
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坐在对面的郝大爷一下子站了起来，手里的茶杯直晃：“砍树？除非先把我砍了！”
zuò zài duìmiàn de Hǎo dàye yíxiàzi zhàn le qǐlai shǒu lǐ de chábēi zhí huàng kǎn shù chúfēi xiān bǎ wǒ kǎn le
Old Mr Hao, sitting opposite, leapt to his feet, the teacup shaking in his hand: "Cut the tree? Over my dead body!"
From the story The persimmon tree over the wall HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Stories using 直
- The persimmon tree over the wall HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).