直(zhí)

HSK 28 strokes

surname Zhi

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Character information

Pinyin
zhí
Meaning
surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 直 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿳十目一

To look someone in the eye 目

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

十shí目mù一yī

Parts are arranged three parts stacked.

How to write 直 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 直

Common words using 直 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yī一zhí直
HSK 2

straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

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yǒng勇wǎng往zhí直qián前
HSK 7-9

to advance bravely

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zhèng正zhí直
HSK 7-9

upright

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lǐ理zhí直qì气zhuàng壮
HSK 7-9

in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side

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kàng亢zhí直

upright and unyielding (literary)

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rèn任zhí直

Nintendo Direct (announcement presentation)

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yī一wǎng往zhí直qián前

see 一往无前

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yī一zhí直yǐ以lái来

in the past always

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万且业为主举久乐

From 直’s common words

一勇往前正理气壮

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