直
zhí
straight
surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters
Cross mark (十) + eye (目) + level (一) = a perfectly straight line of sight
Picture an eye (目) lined up directly below a vertical mark (十) with a level baseline (一) — everything aligns in a single, undeviating line. The combination evokes a gaze held perfectly level and true, the essence of straightness.
Words with 直
迳直
jìng zhí
straight
长驱直入
cháng qū zhí rù
to march straight in unchallenged (military) (idiom)
青云直上
qīng yún zhí shàng
rising straight up in a clear sky (idiom); rapid promotion to a high post
韩彦直
hán yàn zhí
Han Yanzhi (1131-?), Song dynasty botanist, author of classification of orange trees 橘錄|橘录[ju2 lu4]
鲠直
gěng zhí
variant of 耿直[geng3 zhi2]
一往直前
yī wǎng zhí qián
see 一往無前|一往无前[yi1 wang3 wu2 qian2]
一直
yī zhí
straight (in a straight line)
一直以来
yī zhí yǐ lái
in the past always
中央直辖市
zhōng yāng 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
亢直
kàng zhí
upright and unyielding (literary)
以直报怨，以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
任直
rèn zhí
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