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zhí

soil with high clay content

🔤 Pictophonetic: 土 (earth) provides meaning, 直 provides pronunciation
HSK 11 strokes Uncommon (69%)

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⿰土直 i

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Component Tree i

soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes HSK 5
zhí
straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
💡 Ideographic: To look someone in the eye 目
8 strokes HSK 3