尺
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche…
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Character Decomposition
尺=尸+乚
Etymology
Picture of a man measuring by pacing
Meanings2 pronunciations
chě
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, gōng chě pǔ
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 zhī,把 bǎ
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Words with 尺 190 total
calipers卡尺kǎ chǐsurveyor's rod · staff · staff gauge · rear sight标尺biāo chǐ(Tw) meter (unit of length)公尺gōng chǐrear sight (of a gun)表尺biǎo chǐungraduated ruler · straightedge界尺jiè chǐchi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)市尺shì chǐset square (tool to measure right angles)曲尺qū chǐfeeler gauge塞尺sāi chǐfoot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)英尺yīng chǐ(literary) very close; very near咫尺zhǐ chǐfolding ruler折尺zhé chǐtape measure (usu. retractable) · CL:把 bǎ卷尺juǎn chǐshakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)尺八chǐ bāruler (measuring instrument) · CL:把 bǎ尺子chǐ zi
Idioms with 尺 86 total Chain
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)百尺竿头bǎi chǐ gān tóulit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom) · fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better百尺竿头，更进一步bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bùthree feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day冰冻三尺，非一日之寒bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
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