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咫
zhǐ
unit of length used during the Zhou dynasty
🔤 Pictophonetic:
尺 (ruler) provides meaning, 只 provides pronunciation
Words Using 咫 (4)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
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咫
zhǐ
8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
咫
zhǐ
8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
咫尺
zhǐchǐ
very close / very near
咫尺
zhǐchǐ
very close / very near
咫尺天涯
zhǐchǐtiānyá
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
咫尺天涯
zhǐchǐtiānyá
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
近在咫尺
jìnzàizhǐchǐ
to be almost within reach / to be close at hand
近在咫尺
jìnzàizhǐchǐ
to be almost within reach / to be close at hand
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⿺尺只
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chǐ
尺
ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
💡 Ideographic:
Picture of a man measuring by pacing
4 strokes
HSK 5