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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)

一直
yīzhí
straight (in a straight line)
HSK 3
亢直
kàngzhí
upright and unyielding (literary)
僵直
jiāngzhí
stiff
刚直
gāngzhí
upright and outspoken
劲直
jìngzhí
strong and upright
嘴直
zuǐzhí
straight shooter
垂直
chuízhí
perpendicular
HSK 6
平直
píngzhí
smooth
廉直
liánzhí
upright and honest
弄直
nòngzhí
to straighten
径直
jìngzhí
directly
憨直
hānzhí
honest and straightforward
抗直
kàngzhí
unyielding
拙直
zhuōzhí
simple and frank
曲直
qūzhí
lit. crooked and straight
梗直
gěngzhí
variant of [[耿直<gěngzhí>]]
横直
héngzhí
(colloquial) whatever
正直
zhèngzhí
upright
照直
zhàozhí
directly
爽直
shuǎngzhí
straightforward

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