简 简 jiǎn Strokes13 Radical ⺮ — bamboo Made of ⺮ bamboo 间 between, among How it's builtPhono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound Play the animation More about the character 简
直 直 zhí Strokes8 Radical 目 — eye Made of 十 ten, tenth 目 eye 一 one How it's builtIdeograph — the meaning is built from its parts Play the animation