直线 (zhí xiàn)

Character breakdown

• 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.

• 线 (xiàn) · 8 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 戋 represents the sound. Simplified form of 線.