Pronunciation & meaning
- Pronunciation
Mandarinㄔˇ chǐ
Cantonesecek3
Taiwanesetshē
- Meaning
- Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
- Kangxi Radical
- 尸 · 4 strokes
Common words
- 尺寸chǐ cunsize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
- 尺度chǐ dùscale; yardstick
- 近在咫尺jìn zài zhǐ chǐ(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
- 英尺yīng chǐfoot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
- 尺子chǐ ziruler (measuring instrument)
- 得寸進尺dé cùn jìn chǐlit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
- 比例尺bǐ lì chǐscale; architect's scale
- 公尺gōng chǐ(Tw) meter (unit of length)
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