1. 竖
  2. 直

竖

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  • 2500th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
竖→
No glyph available立
2Radical
竖→
丨line丨line又right hand立stand erect
3Graphical
竖→
丨丨㇇㇏一丶丷一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shù (shu4)variant of 豎|竖[shu4]
2. shù (shu4)to erect • vertical • vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 竖 shù (shu4)The component 丨 is pronounced as 'shù' (shu4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

横竖 (橫豎)
竖起 (豎起)

Uncommon

横七竖八 (橫七豎八)
竖琴 (豎琴)
竖直 (豎直)
竖立 (豎立)

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直

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  • 255th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 163 words
  • Component in 8 characters

Decomposition

1Once
直→
十No glyph available
2Radical
直→
十ten目eye一one
3Graphical
直→
一丨口二一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhí (Zhi2)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
2. zhí (zhi2)straight • to straighten • fair and reasonable • frank • straightforward • (indicates continuing motion or action) • vertical • vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 直 zhí (zhi2)The component 十 is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 直 zhí (zhi2)The component 一 is pronounced as 'yī' (yi1). It has the same pinyin final.
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Appears In

直 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

一直 
直接 
直播 

Uncommon

正直 
直线 (直線)
直视 (直視)
直觉 (直覺)
直达 (直達)
简直 (簡直)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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