TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
直
ㄓˊ · zhí
adj — straight; upright; adv — directly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A straight line drawn up from an eye (目) — looking dead ahead. The line picked up a dot that hardened into 十; the corner stroke underneath came later still. Straight in every direction follows: 直線 the line, 一直 straight on, 正直 straight-dealing.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
眼睛（目）盯住巷子口那盞燈，腳下一步不拐地走過去。
The eye (目) fixes on the lamp at the lane's end — and the feet go to it without one turn.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)直— straight — the unbent line of sight常用
→一直— straight on; all along
→正直、直說— upright; said straight out
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension