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尺

chǐ

Definition

a Chinese foot
one-third of a meter
a ruler
a tape-measure
one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine

Other pronunciations

chě

musical note
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; at the furthest end (of); to be within the limits (of); to keep on doing (something); to give priority (to)

to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth)

late; delayed; slow

daytime

length of 2 outstretched arms

8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m); old form of modern 英尺

Related words (48)

rule; ruler (measuring instrument)

size; dimension; measurement

scale; yardstick

size; fitting (of apparel)

looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae; inch worm

ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)

ulna (anatomy); bone of the forearm

moth in family Geometridae

chǐ cun guò dà

oversize (baggage, cargo etc)

chǐ duǎn cùn cháng

abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]

chǐ guī zuò tú

ruler and compass construction (geometry)

meter (unit of length)

calipers

tape measure; tape rule

very close; very near

gauge

folding ruler

dipstick; measuring rod

set square (tool to measure right angles)

surveyor's rod; staff; staff gauge; rear sight

dipstick; oil measuring rod

ungraduated ruler; straightedge

tape measure

straight ruler

set square (tool to measure right angles)

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

rear sight (of a gun)

set square (tool to measure right angles)

soft ruler; tape measure

scale; architect's scale; engineer's scale

shuǐ píng chǐ

spirit level

depth indicator or gauge

zhí jiǎo chǐ

a set square (carpenter's tool)

miter square (tool to measure angles)

slide rule

liáng chǐ cùn

to take sb's measurements

liáng yóu chǐ

dipstick; oil measuring rod

steel set square (tool to measure right angles)

wàn néng qū chǐ

universal bevel (to measure angles)

píng fāng yīng chǐ

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

qū chǐ lóu tī

staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase

biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn

gauge

huó dòng qū chǐ

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

yóu biāo kǎ chǐ

dial calipers

bǎi chǐ gān tóu

to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)

lì fāng gōng chǐ

cubic meter m^3

jìn zài zhǐ chǐ

to be almost within reach; to be close at hand

合四乙尺工

hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng

names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la

Idioms (3)

zhǐ chǐ tiān yá

so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

chuí xián sān chǐ

to drool (over) (idiom); to yearn for; to covet; to crave

dé cùn jìn chǐ

(lit.) win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

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