直 — Chinese character
直
zhí
straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank
- Pinyin
- zhí
- Radical
- 109 ⽬ (Eye)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 十 目 一
- Formation
- ideographic — To look someone in the eye 目
- Japanese
- 直 as a kanji
Common words with 直
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一直 | yī zhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 直接 | zhí jiē | directly; direct |
| 直到 | zhí dào | until |
| 直播 | zhí bō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast |
| 简直 (簡直) | jiǎn zhí | simply; really |
| 直升机 (直升機) | zhí shēng jī | helicopter; measure word: 架 (jià) |
| 直升机 (直昇機) | zhí shēng jī | variant of 直升机 (zhí shēng jī) |
| 直至 | zhí zhì | lasting until; up till (the present) |
| 直辖市 (直轄市) | zhí xiá shì | municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision; province level city |
| 直径 (直徑) | zhí jìng | diameter |
| 直属 (直屬) | zhí shǔ | directly subordinate |
| 垂直 | chuí zhí | perpendicular; vertical |
English words written with 直
直 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 22 · Art of War 3 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 13 · Zhuangzi 28
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 22
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 45
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 58
- Analects 2.19
- Analects 5.23
- Analects 6.17
- Analects 8.2
- Analects 8.16
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