尺 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 尺 hsk 5

尺

Definition a Chinese foot (M) / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale

尺 [ ] one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
尺 [ ] a Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]

Pinyin

Zhuyin ㄔˇ, ㄔㄜˇ

Jyutping cek3

Unicode 5c3a

Radical 尸

Usage

Input Method Wubi( nyi ) Cangjie( so ) Zhengma( xms ) Four Corner( 77807 )

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COMMON WORDS WITH 尺
	尺寸 chǐ cun size / dimension / measurement

	千尺 qiān chǐ Thousand feet

	尺度 chǐ dù scale / yardstick

	三尺 sān chǐ Three feet

	九尺 jiǔ chǐ Nine feet

	一尺 yī chǐ One foot

	五尺 wǔ chǐ Five feet

	近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ to be almost within reach / to be close at hand

	四尺 sì chǐ Four feet

	英尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

	尺子 hsk 5 chǐ zi rule / ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3] hsk 5

	数尺 ( 數尺 ) shù chǐ Several feet ( 數尺 )

	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 ( 得寸進尺 )

	半尺 bàn chǐ Half a foot

	二尺 èr chǐ Two feet

	两尺 ( 兩尺 ) liǎng chǐ Two feet ( 兩尺 )

	比例尺 bǐ lì chǐ scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale

	公尺 gōng chǐ meter (unit of length)

	标尺 ( 標尺 ) biāo chǐ surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight ( 標尺 )

	七尺 qī chǐ Seven feet