- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 廷(court; straightforward)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand standing upright like an official in court conveys authority and steadiness.
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挺直
挺直
to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
2 meanings#31146
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
- 。
He straightened his back.
- 貳形adjective
upright; erect
- 。
He straightened his back.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 一(one; straight line)ASSOCIATIVE
An eye looking straight down one line without deviation is what makes something upright and straightforward.
挺直
Traditional挺
to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
2 meanings#31146
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to straighten up (one's back etc); to hold erect
- 。
He straightened his back.
- 貳形adjective
upright; erect
- 。
He straightened his back.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 廷(court; straightforward)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand standing upright like an official in court conveys authority and steadiness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(ten; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
- 一(one; straight line)ASSOCIATIVE
An eye looking straight down one line without deviation is what makes something upright and straightforward.
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