chǐ

Chinese measure approx. 'foot'

HSK 5 #1474

DEFINITIONS

尺 chǐ
  • 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]
尺 chě
  • one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]

STROKES

WORDS

sāi chǐ gauge
寸过大 chǐ cun guò dà oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
寸過大 chǐ cun guò dà oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
有所短,寸有所长 chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb); fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages
有所短,寸有所長 chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb); fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages
短寸长 chǐ duǎn cùn cháng abbr. for 尺有所短,寸有所長|尺有所短,寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
短寸長 chǐ duǎn cùn cháng abbr. for 尺有所短,寸有所長|尺有所短,寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
碼 chǐ mǎ size; fitting (of apparel)
蠖蛾 chǐ huò é moth in family Geometridae
规 chǐ guī ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
規 chǐ guī ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
规作图 chǐ guī zuò tú ruler and compass construction (geometry)
規作圖 chǐ guī zuò tú ruler and compass construction (geometry)
谱 gōng chě pǔ traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes
譜 gōng chě pǔ traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes
shì chǐ chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
平方英 píng fāng yīng chǐ square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
得寸進 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
tàn chǐ dipstick; measuring rod
zhé chǐ folding ruler
zhé chǐ folding ruler
qū chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles)
楼梯 qū chǐ lóu tī staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase
樓梯 qū chǐ lóu tī staircase with right-angled turn; L-shaped staircase
biāo chǐ surveyor's rod; staff; staff gauge; rear sight