尺

chǐ

HSK 43 readings

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Meaning

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
a Chinese foot
one-third of a meter

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a ruler
a tape-measure
one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine

Example

您知道您的尺寸吗？

Do you know your size?

From 尺寸 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

chǐa Chinese foot / one-third of a meter / a ruler / a tape-measure / one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
chěone of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 尺

尺寸chǐcùnsize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)HSK 4 尺子chǐziruler (measuring instrument)HSK 4 尺度chǐdùscaleHSK 7-9

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