直

zhí

straight; vertical; upright; to straighten; directly; straightforward; candid; frank; just; simply; continuously; (Zhí) surname Zhi

Radical: 目 HSK 3 d, a, v ideographic

Components & Etymology

直 decomposes into the following components:

十 目 一

Words containing 直

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 直.

一直
yī zhí
straight (in a straight line)
亢直
kàng zhí
upright and unyielding (literary)
任直
rèn zhí
伸直
shēn zhí
僵直
jiāng zhí
刚直
gāng zhí
upright and outspoken
劲直
jìng zhí
strong and upright
发直
fā zhí
to stare
嘴直
zuǐ zhí
straight shooter
垂直
chuí zhí
perpendicular
平直
píng zhí
smooth
廉直
lián zhí
upright and honest

Related characters (radical 目)

Characters that share the radical 目.

目 盯 盱 盲 相 盹 盼 盾 省 眄 眇 眈 眉 看 県 眍 眔 眙 眚 真 眠 眢 眥 眦

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