直 截 了 当

zhíjiéliǎodàng

direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt; straightforward

Traditional 直截了當

Meaning

zhíjiéliǎodàngzhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4

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14 strokes

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6 strokes

zhí · straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank

Radical 目 · 8 strokes · Parts 十目一

Ideographic: To look someone in the eye 目

jié · to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection

Radical 戈 · 14 strokes · Parts 十隹戈

Ideographic: A bird 隹 cut off from its nest 十 by a weapon 戈

liǎo · clear; to finish; particle of completed action

Radical 亅 · 2 strokes · Parts 乛亅

Pictographic: A child swaddled in blanklets; compare 子

dàng · appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells

Radical ⺌ · 6 strokes · Parts ⺌彐

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