| 直 |
zhí xiàn | straight line / sharply (rise or fall) |
| 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 |
| 线 |
xiàn | variant of 线 |
| 线 |
xiàn | thread / string / wire / line / CL:条,股,根 / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |