直接 (zhí jiē)

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.

• 接 (jiē) · 11 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 妾 represents the sound.