一直 (yī zhí)

straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way throu

Character breakdown

一 (yī) · 1 strokes

A single horizontal stroke, representing the number one.
直 (Zhí) · 8 strokes

Pictograph of a straight line coming from the eye, to depict looking straight at something. The purpose of the stroke at the bottom is unclear.