亢直 Traditional form: 亢直 Pinyin (reading): kàngzhí Definitions: upright and unyielding (literary) Characters: 亢 - high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname 直 - straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank Traditional characters: 亢 - high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname 直 - straight, vertical; candid, direct, frank