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Uncle Hanzi (汉字叔叔）
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Character: 直

Simplified (簡體字):
Unicode := 76F4
GB2312-80 := D6B1

Simplification (簡化方法):
no simplification
traditional = simplified

Traditional (繁體字):
Unicode := 76F4
Big5 := AABD

Etymology (文字來源):
Remnant Primitive, the eye 目 which sees straight 十 originally a straight line over the nose bottom part -

Mandarin (普通話): Chinese

Cantonese (廣東話): Analyze

Taiwanese (臺灣話): Analyze

Shanghaiese (上海話): Analyze

Japanese (日本話): Analyze

Korean (韩国話): Analyze Listen

ShuoWen: (說文解字):
正見也從∟從十從目徐锴曰∟隱也今十目所見是直也