Character data

HSK 5

FREQUENCY 1474th character

RADICAL ⼫ (44.1)

STROKES 4

INDEX # 175

尺 chǐ

a ruler; a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter

HSK 5 #1474

尺 chǐ	1. a ruler 2. a Chinese foot 3. one-third of a meter 4. a tape-measure 5. one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine 6. CL 支zhī,把bǎ
尺 chě	1. one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱gōng chě pǔ

Word	Meaning
尺子 chǐ zi HSK 5	ruler (measuring instrument); rule
英尺 yīng chǐ	foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
尺寸 chǐ cun	size; measurement; dimension
尺码 chǐ mǎ	size; fitting (of apparel)
得寸进尺 dé cùn jìn chǐ	ask for more after a small gain; be greedy
近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ	to be close at hand; to be almost within reach
公尺 gōng chǐ	meter (unit of length)
尺度 chǐ dù	scale; yardstick
尺骨 chǐ gǔ	bone of the forearm; ulna (anatomy)
咫尺 zhǐ chǐ	very close; very near
卷尺 juǎn chǐ	tape measure; tape rule
直尺 zhí chǐ	straight ruler
标尺 biāo chǐ	staff; staff gauge; surveyor's rod
百尺竿头 bǎi chǐ gān tóu	at a very high level; peak of progress
计算尺 jì suàn chǐ	slide rule
尺蠖 chǐ huò	inch worm
比例尺 bǐ lì chǐ	scale; engineer's scale; architect's scale
丁字尺 dīng zì chǐ	T-square; set square (carpenter's tool)
皮尺 pí chǐ	tape measure
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 bīng dòng sān chǐ ， fēi yī rì zhī hán	long-term causes; problems build up over time
冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 bīng dòng sān chǐ ， fēi yī rì zhī hán	big problems come from long-term causes
卡尺 kǎ chǐ	calipers
合四乙尺工 hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng	names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān yá	so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ	to covet; to crave; to yearn for

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