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直

zhí

straight, erect, vertical

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 2 · TOCFL Level 1
Frequency
No. 197
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What 直 means

surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God; straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Ideographic: To look someone in the eye 目

Made of 十 + 目 + 一

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