Chinese symbol for “size”
尺寸
chǐ cun
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
The closest CC-CEDICT match for size is 尺寸 (chǐ cun), defined as: size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “size”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 个头 (個頭) | gè tóu | size; height |
| 尺码 (尺碼) | chǐ mǎ | size; fitting (of apparel) |
| 号 (號) | hào | (literary) to call out; to command; (bound form) bugle; trumpet |
| 个儿 (個兒) | gè r | size; height |
| 块头 (塊頭) | kuài tóu | size; body size |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 尺寸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 英寸 | yīng cùn | inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) |
| 手无寸铁 (手無寸鐵) | shǒu wú cùn tiě | lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless |
| 头寸 (頭寸) | tóu cùn | (finance) cash position; position |
See also: Japanese symbol for “size”.
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