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Chinese symbol for “calipers”

卡尺
kǎ chǐ
calipers

The closest CC-CEDICT match for calipers is 卡尺 (kǎ chǐ), defined as: calipers.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

卡 kǎ
card, punch card; calorie
radical 25 ⼘ · 5 strokes
尺 chǐ
ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
radical 44 ⼫ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “calipers”

WordPinyinMeaning
测径器 (測徑器)cè jìng qìcalipers

Related words

Other words that share a character with 卡尺.

WordPinyinMeaning
信用卡xìn yòng kǎcredit card
卡拉kǎ lākaraoke; (Tw) (of chicken etc) crispy, deep-fried
卡车 (卡車)kǎ chētruck; 辆 (liàng)
卡通kǎ tōngcartoon (loanword)
卡片kǎ piàncard
银行卡 (銀行卡)yín háng kǎbank card
尺寸chǐ cunsize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
尺度chǐ dùscale; yardstick

See also: Japanese symbol for “calipers”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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