尺 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

游标卡尺 yóu biāo kǎ chǐ dial calipers
遊標卡尺 yóu biāo kǎ chǐ dial calipers
道高一尺，魔高一丈 dào gāo yī chǐ ， mó gāo yī zhàng virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
量尺寸 liáng chǐ cùn to take sb's measurements
量油尺 liáng yóu chǐ dipstick; oil measuring rod
钢曲尺 gāng qū chǐ steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
鋼曲尺 gāng qū chǐ steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
魔高一丈，道高一尺 mó gāo yī zhàng ， dào gāo yī chǐ the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
冰冻三尺 bīng dòng sān chǐ three feet of ice forms not in a single day; gradual accumulation over time
一尺 yī chǐ a Chinese unit of length, approximately equal to one-third of a meter
尺有所短 chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn every ruler has its shortcomings; every person has their own strengths and weaknesses
七尺 qī chǐ seven Chinese feet, a measure of length
三尺 sān chǐ three Chinese feet, a measure of length
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