尺

chǐ
#1,472 most
frequent character
rule, ruler
noun
Measure words:支 zhī,把 bǎ

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

尺 is a whole picture, but we do not know what it first showed. Its first meaning was ten cùn. Read chǐ, it grew to mean a measuring ruler; read chě, it is a note in the old Chinese scale.

尺 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
咫
sound3 characters
迟呎鈬
empty1 character
昼

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Example Sentences

我需要一把尺来画直线。
wǒ xūyào yībǎ chǐ lái huà zhíxiàn 。
I need a ruler to draw a straight line.
这尺子有多长？
zhè chǐzi yǒu duō cháng ？
How long is this ruler?
老师用尺给我们量长度。
lǎoshī yòngchǐ gěi wǒmen liáng chángdù 。
The teacher used a ruler to measure the length for us.

Same Characters, Different Readings

尺chě
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]

Words with similar meanings

尺子chǐzi
ruler
This is a more specific term used commonly to refer to a ruler, focusing on the physical object used for measuring.

Homophones

齿chǐ
tooth

Words Starting With 尺

尺子chǐ zi
rule; ruler (measuring instrument)

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