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直
Zhí
1. surname Zhi
2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors [[炎帝<Yándì>]] descended from Shennong [[神農|神农<Shénnóng>]] Farmer God
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

直
zhí
straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

直行
zhíxíng
to go straight
直话
zhíhuà
straight talk
直笔
zhíbǐ
a straightforward honest account
直航
zhíháng
direct flight
直觉
zhíjué
intuition
直言
zhíyán
forthright speak
直感
zhígǎn
intuition
直播
zhíbō
live broadcast (not recorded)
HSK 6
直线
zhíxiàn
straight line
直至
zhízhì
lasting until
直裰
zhíduō
a kind of a robe
直视
zhíshì
to look straight at
直立
zhílì
erect
直角
zhíjiǎo
a right angle
直属
zhíshǔ
directly subordinate
直径
zhíjìng
diameter
HSK 6
刚直
gāngzhí
upright and outspoken
直捷
zhíjié
straightforward
直系
zhíxì
directly related
直尺
zhíchǐ
straight ruler

Alternate Entries

直
zhí
straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
254
Word Frequency Rank
840 of 84,292