矗 chù straight
straight; upright; erect
How to remember 矗: 直 straight + 直 straight + 直 straight = straight. At the school parade three little cadets keep their backs straight, their caps straight and their eyes straight ahead, standing straight until the general passes.
Component breakdown
矗 = 直 straight + 直 straight + 直 straight
- 直 straight
- 十 ten
- 目 eye
- 直 straight
- 十 ten
- 目 eye
- 直 straight
- 十 ten
- 目 eye
At the school parade three little cadets keep their backs straight, their caps straight and their eyes straight ahead, standing straight until the general passes.
How it is used
- Occurs in 矗立 (chùlì): to stand tall and erect - 高楼矗立 (gāolóu chùlì) skyscrapers towering up, 一座纪念碑矗立在广场上 (a monument standing tall in the square). Literary; near-synonym of 耸立/屹立.