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Meaning of 咫

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Pinyin: zhǐ
English Definition: 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty
Chinese Definition:
①中国古代长度单位(周代指八寸,合现市尺六寸二分二厘):咫尺。
②比喻距离很近。[合]咫步(短距离);咫见(短浅的见识);咫书(咫尺之书);咫尺千里(谓虽近在咫尺,却似远隔千里。形容行路之难;也形容相见之难);咫只天颜(咫尺颜。咫尺威颜。比喻离天子容颜极近。亦指天子之颜)。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (ruler) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Surround from lower left
    • [ chǐ ] ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.
    • [ zhī ] only, merely, just
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Example Words
近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ to be almost within reach; to be close at hand
咫尺 zhǐ chǐ very close; very near
咫尺天涯 zhǐ chǐ tiān so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
咫尺千里 zhǐ chǐ qiān physically close but socially distant (idiom)
咫尺山河 zhǐ chǐ shān physically very near but separated as if by long distances (idiom)
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Example Sentences
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You think only of yourself.
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River Land Garden boasts with educational advantages. Jiaozhou First Middle School, the key senior high school is within walk distance;