尺
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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]
4 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,273 U+5C3A
How 尺 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Picture of a man measuring by pacing
How to remember it
ruler · Heisig RSH #894
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Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 尺 as their sound component
These characters all use 尺 (chǐ) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尺 sound component | chǐ | ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft. |
| 迟 | chí | tardy, slow, late; to delay |
| 呎 | chǐ | foot |
Words containing 尺
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 立方公尺 | lì fāng gōng chǐ | (Tw) cubic meter (m³) |
| 水平尺 | shuǐ píng chǐ | spirit level |
| 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 | bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán | three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day |
| 尺有所短，寸有所长 | chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng | lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (prov… |
| 平方英尺 | píng fāng yīng chǐ | square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²) |
| 道高一尺，魔高一丈 | dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng | (saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challen… |
| 无风三尺浪 | wú fēng sān chǐ làng | lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom); fig. trouble arising unexpectedly |
| 游标卡尺 | yóu biāo kǎ chǐ | dial calipers |
| 量油尺 | liáng yóu chǐ | dipstick; oil measuring rod |
| 合四乙尺工 | hé sì yǐ chě gōng | names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, … |
| 千分尺 | qiān fēn chǐ | micrometer screw gauge; micrometer |
| 直角尺 | zhí jiǎo chǐ | a set square (carpenter's tool) |
| 尺规作图 | chǐ guī zuò tú | ruler and compass construction (geometry) |
| 丁字尺 | dīng zì chǐ | T-square; set square (carpenter's tool) |
| 尺子 | chǐ zi | ruler (measuring instrument); CL:把[ba3] |
| 深度尺 | shēn dù chǐ | depth indicator or gauge |
| 市尺 | shì chǐ | chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter) |
| 百尺竿头，更进一步 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù | lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom); fig. eve… |
| 公尺 | gōng chǐ | (Tw) meter (unit of length) |
| 角尺 | jiǎo chǐ | set square (tool to measure right angles) |