尺 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

尺 English definition

chǐ

  • 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]

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : extravagant; wasteful; exaggerating;
  • : foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m); old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3];
  • : drag along;
  • : drink;
  • : Japanese variant of 齒|齿;
  • : shame; disgrace;
  • : to strip; to deprive of; to discharge; to dismiss; to undress;
  • : to separate;
  • : salted fermented beans;
  • 齿 : tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1];

Words containing 尺, by HSK level