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尺

chǐ

ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.

💡 Ideographic: Picture of a man measuring by pacing

HSK 5 4 strokes Common (15%)

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secret, hidden, mysterious; small, minute; to conceal

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尸

body, corpse

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3 strokes HSK 6

gōu

乚

secret, hidden, mysterious; small, minute; to conceal

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Words Using 尺 (62)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

rule / ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]

rule / ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, [[工尺譜|工尺谱<gōngchěpǔ>]]

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, [[工尺譜|工尺谱<gōngchěpǔ>]]

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>]]

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>]]

size / dimension / measurement

size / dimension / measurement

meter (unit of length)

meter (unit of length)

very close / very near

very close / very near

tape measure / tape rule / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]

tape measure / tape rule / CL:[[把<bǎ>]]

scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale

scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale

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