直
HSK 5 · Advanced
直 Stroke Order: How to Write 直
- Pinyin
- zhí
- Meaning
- straight; directly
- Total strokes
- 8
More meanings
surname Zhi; Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God
Preparing your character…
Every character begins with a single stroke.
One stroke at a time
8 strokes直 — 8 strokes
Radical: 目 mù (eye)
Strokes in order
- 1.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 2.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 3.竖shù · Vertical stroke
- 4.横折héng zhé · Horizontal turning stroke
- 5.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 6.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 7.横héng · Horizontal stroke
- 8.横héng · Horizontal stroke