Dictionary/尺

尺

chǐ

ㄔˇ
HSK 4TOCFL L24 strokestop 20 by use on the map →
1a Chinese foot
2one-third of a meter
3a ruler
4a tape-measure
5one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
6CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]

Etymology

ideographic · Picture of a man measuring by pacing

Radical

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

Composition

⿸尸乚

Writing

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