直
直
“straight”
Radical: 目
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 5
How 直 is built — top · middle · bottom
十
ten
ten, tenth; complete; perfect
目
Eye · mù
An eye turned sideways. Seeing words: 看 look, 眼 eye, 睡 sleep (eyes heavy).
一
one
one; a, an; alone
Origin
To look someone in the eye 目
Words with 直
一直 yīzhí — constantly
直接 zhí jiē — direct
简直 jiǎn zhí — simply
垂直 chuí zhí — perpendicular
理直气壮 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng — in the right and self-confident (idiom)
直播 zhí bō — live broadcast (not recorded)
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