| 刚 |
gāng zhí | upright and outspoken |
| 刚 |
gāng | (literary) hard; firm; strong / exactly; precisely / barely; only just / just; only a short while ago |
| 直 |
Zhí | surname Zhi / Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God |
| 直 |
zhí | straight / to straighten / fair and reasonable / frank / straightforward / (indicates continuing motion or action) / vertical / vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters |