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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “yardstick”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 准绳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 准备 (準備) | zhǔn bèi | preparation; to prepare |
| 标准 (標準) | biāo zhǔn | standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard |
| 批准 | pī zhǔn | to approve; to ratify |
| 准确 (準確) | zhǔn què | accurate; exact; precise |
| 不准 | bù zhǔn | not to allow; to forbid |
| 瞄准 (瞄準) | miáo zhǔn | to take aim at; to target |
| 绳子 (繩子) | shéng zi | cord; string; rope; 条 (tiáo) |
| 绳索 (繩索) | shéng suǒ | rope |
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.