尺 - chǐ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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4 strokes
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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, 工尺譜

Character Decomposition

Compounds (3)

庹

tuǒ

length of 2 outstretched arms

咫

zhǐ

8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

呎

chǐ

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

Related words (49)

尺子

chǐ zi

rule; ruler (measuring instrument)

尺寸

chǐ cun

size; dimension; measurement

scale; yardstick

size; fitting (of apparel)

尺蠖

chǐ huò

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

尺規

chǐ guī

ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)

尺骨

chǐ gǔ

ulna (anatomy); bone of the forearm

尺蠖蛾

chǐ huò é

moth in family Geometridae

尺寸過大

chǐ cun guò dà

oversize (baggage, cargo etc)

尺短寸長

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]

尺規作圖

chǐ guī zuò tú

ruler and compass construction (geometry)

公尺

gōng chǐ

meter (unit of length)

calipers

tape measure; tape rule

咫尺

zhǐ chǐ

very close; very near

gauge

folding ruler

dipstick; measuring rod

曲尺

qū chǐ

set square (tool to measure right angles)

標尺

biāo chǐ

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

油尺

yóu chǐ

dipstick; oil measuring rod

界尺

jiè chǐ

ungraduated ruler; straightedge

tape measure

straight ruler

set square (tool to measure right angles)

英尺

yīng chǐ

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

表尺

biǎo chǐ

rear sight (of a gun)

角尺

jiǎo chǐ

set square (tool to measure right angles)

軟尺

ruǎn chǐ

soft ruler; tape measure

比例尺

bǐ lì chǐ

scale; architect's scale; engineer's scale

spirit level

depth indicator or gauge

直角尺

zhí jiǎo chǐ

a set square (carpenter's tool)

角曲尺

jiǎo qū chǐ

miter square (tool to measure angles)

slide rule

to take sb's measurements

量油尺

liáng yóu chǐ

dipstick; oil measuring rod

鋼曲尺

gāng qū chǐ

steel set square (tool to measure right angles)

萬能曲尺

wàn néng qū chǐ

universal bevel (to measure angles)

平方英尺

píng fāng yīng chǐ

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

曲尺樓梯

qū chǐ lóu tī

staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase

gauge

sliding bevel (to measure angles)

dial calipers

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

cubic meter m^3

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)

咫尺天涯

zhǐ chǐ tiān yá

so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

垂涎三尺

chuí xián sān chǐ

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

得寸進尺

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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