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Chinese symbol for “dimensions”

尺寸
chǐ cun
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dimensions is 尺寸 (chǐ cun), defined as: size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety.

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

尺 chǐ
ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
radical 44 ⼫ · 4 strokes
寸 cun
inch; small, tiny
radical 41 ⼨ · 3 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dimensions”

WordPinyinMeaning
长宽 (長寬)cháng kuānlength and width; size; dimensions

Related words

Other words that share a character with 尺寸.

WordPinyinMeaning
尺度chǐ dùscale; yardstick
公尺gōng chǐ(Tw) meter (unit of length)
英尺yīng chǐfoot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
尺码 (尺碼)chǐ mǎsize; fitting (of apparel)
得寸进尺 (得寸進尺)dé cùn jìn chǐlit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
英寸yīng cùninch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
手无寸铁 (手無寸鐵)shǒu wú cùn tiělit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
头寸 (頭寸)tóu cùn(finance) cash position; position

See also: Japanese symbol for “dimensions”.

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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