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

标准寸 biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn gauge
標準寸 biāo zhǔn chǐ cùn gauge
水平 shuǐ píng chǐ spirit level
yóu chǐ dipstick; oil measuring rod
活动曲 huó dòng qū chǐ sliding bevel (to measure angles)
活動曲 huó dòng qū chǐ sliding bevel (to measure angles)
深度 shēn dù chǐ depth indicator or gauge
无风三浪 wú fēng sān chǐ làng lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom); fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
無風三浪 wú fēng sān chǐ làng lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom); fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
jiè chǐ ungraduated ruler; straightedge
竿頭 bǎi chǐ gān tóu to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
竿头,更尽一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
竿頭,更盡一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
直角 zhí jiǎo chǐ a set square (carpenter's tool)
jǔ chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles)
座 jǔ chǐ zuò Norma (constellation)
立方公 lì fāng gōng chǐ cubic meter m^3
万能曲 wàn néng qū chǐ universal bevel (to measure angles)
萬能曲 wàn néng qū chǐ universal bevel (to measure angles)
biǎo chǐ rear sight (of a gun)
jiǎo chǐ set square (tool to measure right angles)
角曲 jiǎo qū chǐ miter square (tool to measure angles)
計算 jì suàn chǐ slide rule
ruǎn chǐ soft ruler; tape measure
ruǎn chǐ soft ruler; tape measure