Memory phrase for the character: 直

直

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Meaning

straight, fair and reasonable, frank

Pronunciation

 zhí

Explanation

 Top: ten 十, below: eye 目 and a base line __

Mnemonic
 
Ten eyes watch the base line which is straight.

Radicals

直 straight, frankfair and reasonable;
且 and; moreover; yet
目 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
十 tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
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 Vocabulary

一直 yī zhí  straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; from the beginning of... up to...; all along
直流 zhí liú  to flow directly; direct current (D.C.)
直流 zhí liú  
直愣愣 zhí lèng lèng  staring blankly
直愣愣 zhí lèng lèng  
矫枉过直 jiǎo wǎng guò zhí  to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate; to push sth too far the other way; fig. inverse discrimination
直皖战争 Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng  war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
肛门直肠 gāng mén zhí cháng  rectum (anatomy)
直至 zhí zhì  lasting until; up till (the present)
直流电 zhí liú diàn  direct current
直到 zhí dào  until
直到 zhí dào  

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