尺 — Chinese character
尺
chǐ
ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
- Pinyin
- chǐ
- Radical
- 44 ⼫ (Corpse)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 尸 乚
- Formation
- ideographic — Picture of a man measuring by pacing
- Japanese
- 尺 as a kanji
Common words with 尺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety |
| 尺度 | chǐ dù | scale; yardstick |
| 公尺 | gōng chǐ | (Tw) meter (unit of length) |
| 英尺 | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) |
| 尺码 (尺碼) | chǐ mǎ | size; fitting (of apparel) |
| 得寸进尺 (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 |
| 标尺 (標尺) | biāo chǐ | surveyor's rod; staff |
| 近在咫尺 | jìn zài zhǐ chǐ | (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand |
| 比例尺 | bǐ lì chǐ | scale; architect's scale |
| 平方英尺 | píng fāng yīng chǐ | square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²) |
| 尺子 | chǐ zi | ruler (measuring instrument); measure word: 把 (bǎ) |
| 咫尺 | zhǐ chǐ | (literary) very close; very near |
English words written with 尺
尺 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 1 · Mencius 12 · Zhuangzi 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Analects 8.6
- Mencius 2A.1
- Mencius 3A.4
- Mencius 3B.1
- Mencius 6A.14
- Mencius 6B.2
- Mencius 7B.34
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