1. surname Zhi
2. Zhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝 Yándì descended from Shennong 神农 Shénnóng Farmer God

1. straight
2. to straighten
3. fair and reasonable
4. frank
5. straightforward
6. (indicates continuing motion or action)
7. vertical
8. vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters

1. (bound form) way; reason; principle
2. (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization
3. (Daoism) the Way; the Dao
4. to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel)
5. (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words)
6. classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process
7. (old) circuit (administrative division)

classifiers: 條, 股

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)
2. alternative form of 導 /导 (dǎo, “to direct; to guide; to lead; to conduct”)