直

Translingual

Stroke order

Taiwanese stroke order

Japanese stroke order

Alternative forms

Note the different forms, which differ in two respects: simplified does not have a left vertical stroke, while the traditional form has a left vertical stroke; and in simplified form, the top component is connected with the bottom, while in traditional they are separated – this last difference is shared with the related character 真 and the unrelated character 具. The traditional form and stroke order are used in Japan and Taiwan.

Etymology

Original (in oracle script) a vertical line emerging from the top of a nose 自, in present form resembles a cross 十 over 目. The line on the side appears in bronze script and subsequently stretched under the 目 shape, while the traditional form appears in seal script. The top component has been relatively unstable, taking on other shapes such as 匕 – compare 眞, and different forms of 真.

Han character

shinjitai	直
simplified	直
traditional	直

直 (radical 109 目+3, 8 strokes, cangjie input 十月一一 (JBMM), four-corner 4071₆)

1. straight, erect, vertical
2. alignment, aligned, harmonious
3. (archaic, interchangeable with 值) value, worth
4. (archaic, interchangeable with 只) only, solely

Derived characters

• 置, 值

Related characters

• 真, 眞

See also

• 具

References

• KangXi: page 800, character 5
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23136
• Dae Jaweon: page 1215, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 61, character 7
• Unihan data for U+76F4

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Chinese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuán, zhí (xuan², zhi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ, ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): chhṳ̍t
• Min Nan (POJ): ti̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: xuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ
    • Wade-Giles: hsüan²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuan
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/
      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ
    • Wade-Giles: chih²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyr
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶
    • Yale: jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚²/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̍t
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /t͡sʰɨt̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍t
    • IPA (Taipei): /tit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tit̚¹²¹/

Adjective

直

1. straight

Compounds

• 直接
• 直昇機
• 直径

Etymology 2

Alternative form of 值.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuán, zhí (xuan², zhi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ, ㄓˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zik⁶
• Hakka (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ): chhṳ̍t
• Min Nan (POJ): ti̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: xuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ
    • Wade-Giles: hsüan²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuan
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/
      
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ
    • Wade-Giles: chih²
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyr
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zik⁶
    • Yale: jihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚²/
• Hakka
  • Romanisations:
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̍t
    • IPA (Siyen, incl. Miaoli): /t͡sʰɨt̚⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti̍t
    • Tâi-lô: ti̍t
    • IPA (Taipei): /tit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tit̚¹²¹/

Verb

直

1. (classical) worth

   今有布一匹，價直一百二十五。 [MSC, trad.]

   今有布一匹，价直一百二十五。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jīn yǒu bù yīpǐ, jiàzhí yībǎi èrshíwǔ. [Pinyin]

   Now [there] exists cloth one piece, [its] value [is] worth one hundred and twenty five [dollars].

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Japanese

Kanji

直

(grade 2 “Kyōiku” kanji)

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Readings

• Goon: じき (jiki) < ぢき (diki)
• Kan’on: ちょく (choku)
• Kun: なおす (直す, naosu), なおる (直る, naoru), ただちに (直ちに, tadachini)
• Nanori: なおい (naoi)

Compounds

• 直径
• 直角三角形
• 直流
• 直感

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Korean

Hanja

直 (jik) (hangeul 직, revised jik, McCune-Reischauer chik, Yale cik)

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Vietnamese

Han character

直 (trực, chực, sực)

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