FRANK    直率直

EARNEST AND NOT CONCEALING what one FEELS OR BELIEVES.
CANDIDCANDIDDIRECTFORTHRIGHTPLAINPLAIN-SPOKENSTRAIGHTSTRAIGHTFORWARDEXPLICITTO THE POINTMATTER-OF-FACTOPENHONESTTRUTHFULSINCEREOUTSPOKENBLUFFBLUNTUNSPARINGNOT AFRAID TO CALL A SPADE A SPADEINFORMAL UPFRONTHONESTYGENUINENESSTRUTHFULNESSINTEGRITYPROBITYTRUSTWORTHINESSSTRAIGHTFORWARDNESSOPENNESSCANDORCANDIDNESS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current standard word for directness of expression and frankness of attitude is zhí 直 (ant. nìng 佞 "be wily in one's use of language; glib-tongued" and qǔ 曲 "devious"). 2. Zhèng 正 (ant. 譎 "deceitful") refers to a directness and straightforwardness in the expression of what what one thinks is right. 3. Qíng 情 refers to a disposition to speak honestly of what is at the bottom of one's heart. 4. Jiǎn 謇 is a fairly rare poetic word referring to fearlessly and frankly uttering one's opinion. NB: Tǎn 坦 "frank" is post-Buddhist (NANBEICHAO)
Modern Chinese Criteria
直率 率直 直爽 爽直 爽氣 爽快 樸直 直截 簡捷 乾脆 脆快 爽脆 痛快 諤諤 乾 直 脆 露骨 公然 赤裸裸 披肝瀝膽 直出直進 脆快了當 直截了當 說一不二 開門見山 痛快淋灕 單刀直入 百無禁忌 不遮不蓋 直言不諱 無庸諱言 竹筒倒豆子 打開天窗說亮話 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Antonym
  • CRAFTYWICKEDLY INTELLIGENT AND TENDENCY:tending to DECEIVE.
Hypernym
  • EARNEST　DILIGENT AND SERIOUS IN-RELATION-TO one's SELF:own BELIEFS AND ASPIRATIONS. (anc: 15/0, child: 3)
  • DILIGENT　EAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT. (anc: 14/0, child: 7)
  • EAGER　INTENSE DESIRE to ACT FOR A DEFINITE AIM. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • Historisches Woerterbuch der Philosophie ( RITTER 1971-2007) p. 2,325

    EHRLICHKEIT

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 329

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 478

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 63B

    • Words (11 items)

    直  zhí OC: dɯɡ MC: ɖɨk 20 Attributions

    The current standard word for directness of expression and frankness of attitude is zhí 直 (ant. nìng 佞 "be wily in one's use of language; glib-tongued" and qǔ 曲 "devious").

      Syntactic words
    • nabdispositionforthrightness; straighfarwardness; straightforward meaning
    • vadNfigurativeforthright, straighforward
    • vadVfigurativestraightforwardly, frankly, in a forthright manner
    • viactbe forthright, be straightforward; follow straightforward public procedure
    • vipsychbe forthright, frank and straihtforward by inclination
    正  zhèng OC: tjeŋs MC: tɕiɛŋ 5 Attributions

    Zhèng 正 (ant. 譎 "deceitful") refers to a directness and straightforwardness in the expression of what what one thinks is right.

      Syntactic words
    • nsubjectwhat is straightforward
    • vadNstraighforward, direct
    • vadVstraighforwardly
    • vibe straightforward, direct; undevious and not deceitful
    謇  jiǎn OC: kranʔ MC: kiɛn 3 Attributions

    Jiǎn 謇 is a fairly rare poetic word referring to fearlessly and frankly uttering one's opinion.

      Syntactic words
    • vibe candid; be frank; be straightforward in publicspeech
    侃侃  kǎn kǎn OC: khaanʔ khaanʔ MC: khɑn khɑn 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiintensitiveall frank 侃侃如
    黨正  dǎng zhèng MC: tangX tsyengH OC: taaŋʔ tjeŋs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPi(= dang3zheng4 讜正) frank, straightforwardLZ
    易直  yì zhí MC: yek drik  OC: leɡ dɯɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPipsychbe frank and straightforwardLZ
    謇謇  jiǎn jiǎn OC: kranʔ kranʔ MC: kiɛn kiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPactcomplete frankness, complete openness; outspokenness
    侃  kǎn OC: khaanʔ MC: khɑn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viintensitivestraightforward
    坦  tǎn OC: thaanʔ MC: thɑn 0 Attributions

    Tǎn 坦 "frank" is post-Buddhist (NANBEICHAO)

      Syntactic words
    情  qíng OC: dzeŋ MC: dziɛŋ 0 Attributions

    Qíng 情 refers to a disposition to speak honestly of what is at the bottom of one's heart.

      Syntactic words
    • vibe frank about one's emotions
    白  bái OC: braaɡ MC: bɣɛk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadNcandid; frank; undisguised