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Chinese symbol for “yardstick”

准绳
zhǔn shéng
Traditional: 準繩
yardstick; fig. criterion; ground rule

The closest CC-CEDICT match for yardstick is 准绳 (zhǔn shéng), defined as: yardstick; fig. criterion; ground rule.

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

准 zhǔn
standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow
radical 15 ⼎ · 10 strokes
绳 shéng
string, rope, cord; to control
radical 120 ⽷ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “yardstick”

WordPinyinMeaning
尺度chǐ dùscale; yardstick

Related words

Other words that share a character with 准绳.

WordPinyinMeaning
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
标准 (標準)biāo zhǔnstandard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
批准pī zhǔnto approve; to ratify
准确 (準確)zhǔn quèaccurate; exact; precise
不准bù zhǔnnot to allow; to forbid
瞄准 (瞄準)miáo zhǔnto take aim at; to target
绳子 (繩子)shéng zicord; string; rope; 条 (tiáo)
绳索 (繩索)shéng suǒrope

See also: Japanese symbol for “yardstick”.

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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