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Meaning of 尺

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尺Polyphone (多音字)HSK 5
Total strokes: 4; Radical: 尸
Ideographic:Picture of a man measuring by pacing
Character Formation:
  • ⿸ Surround from upper left
    • 尸 [ shī ] body, corpse
    • 乚 [ gōu ] secret, hidden, mysterious; small, minute; to conceal
Similar Characters: 厂 斤
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1
Pinyin: chǐ
English Definition:a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; Classifiers: 支
Chinese Definition:
①中国市制长度单位(亦称“市尺”。一尺等于十寸。西汉时一尺等于0.231米,今三尺等于一米):尺素(a。一尺长的白绢,借指小画幅;b。书信)。尺短寸长。尺牍。
②量长度的器具:竹尺。
③像尺的东西:铁尺。仿尺。戒尺。
④形容微少或短小:尺布。咫尺天涯。

Example Words:
尺度 chǐ dù scale; yardstick
尺寸 chǐ cun size; dimension; measurement
公尺 gōng chǐ meter (unit of length)
标尺 biāo chǐ surveyor's rod; staff; staff gauge; rear sight
英尺 yīng chǐ foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
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2
Pinyin: chě
English Definition:one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺谱
Chinese Definition:
①中国古代乐谱的记音符号,相当于简谱的“2”。
Example Words:
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, mi, sol, la
工尺谱 gōng chě pǔ traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes
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Example Sentences
1
您需要更换尺码吗
?
Do you need to change the size?
2
桌子的宽度约为三尺
。
The width of the table is about three feet.
3
他用尺子划了一下边缘
。
He measured the edge with a ruler
4
这个衬衫的尺码有点小了
This shirt is a little small for me.
5
请你把那根尺子递给我
。
Please pass me that ruler.