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zhí

straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank

💡 Ideographic: To look someone in the eye 目
HSK 3 8 strokes Very Common (3%)

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Component Tree i

shí
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
2 strokes HSK 1
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side
5 strokes HSK 3
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 直 (179)

yīzhí
一直
HSK 3
straight (in a straight line) / continuously / always / from the beginning of ... up to ... / all along
zhíjiē
直接
HSK 4
direct / opposite: indirect [[間接|间接]] / immediate / directly / straightforward
Zhí
HSK 5
surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors [[炎帝<Yándì>]] descended from Shennong [[神農|神农<Shénnóng>]] Farmer God
zhí
HSK 5
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
jiǎnzhí
简直
HSK 5
simply / at all / practically
zhíbō
直播
HSK 6
live broadcast (not recorded) / direct Internet broadcasting / (agriculture) direct seeding
chuízhí
垂直
HSK 6
perpendicular / vertical
lǐzhíqìzhuàng
理直气壮
HSK 6
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side / to have the courage of one's convictions / just and forceful
zhíjìng
直径
HSK 6
diameter
zhídào
直到
until
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