尺

See also: 呎 and R

尺 U+5C3A, 尺 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C3A ← 尹 [U+5C39] CJK Unified Ideographs 尻 → [U+5C3B]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

尺 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 尸人 (SO), four-corner 7780₇, composition ⿸尸㇏)

Derived characters

• 伬, 呎, 㘮, 𡛄, 鿈, 𢗜, 𣏧, 𬓤, 粎, 蚇, 咫, 𰁗, 𪧆, 𦬨, 𫁶, 庹
• 迟, 尽, 昼 (Simplified form of 遲, 盡, 晝 in mainland China)
• 𡵸, 択, 沢, 𥐮, 䋇, 訳, 釈, 鈬, 駅 (Japanese shinjitai of 嶧, 擇, 澤, 礋, 繹, 譯, 釋, 鐸, 驛)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 299, character 32
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7632
• Dae Jaweon: page 595, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 964, character 2
• Unihan data for U+5C3A

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 尺
Warring States		Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

	Old Chinese
尺	*tʰjaɡ
蚇	*tʰjaɡ

Characters in the same phonetic series (尺) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Uncertain. Various explanations include:

• A man (人) with a mark (乙) on his leg to indicate 10 cun (寸) above the foot. (Lin Yiguang, 1920)
• Differentiation of 乇 (OC *ʔr'aːɡ), 宅 (OC *r'aːɡ), or 斥 (OC *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡs, *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡ). (He Linyi, 1998, Ji Xusheng, 2014)
• Pictogram (象形) of a hand, more specifically the thumb and the middle finger, stretched out to measure the length of 10 cun (寸). (Shirakawa Shizuka, Lawrence J. Howell)

Etymology 1

trad.		尺
simp. #		尺

Wikipedia has articles on:

• 尺 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
• chi (unit) (English)

Pronunciation

Variety	Location	edit 尺
Mandarin	Beijing	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴/
	Harbin	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹³/
	Tianjin	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩¹³/
	Jinan	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹³/
	Qingdao	/tʃʰz̩⁵⁵/
	Zhengzhou	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/
	Xi'an	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹/
	Xining	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩¹³/
	Lanzhou	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩¹³/
	Ürümqi	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡sʰz̩²¹³/
	Chengdu	/t͡sʰz̩³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡sʰz̩²¹/
	Kunming	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³¹/
	Nanjing	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩ʔ⁵/
	Hefei	/ʈ͡ʂʰəʔ⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡sʰəʔ²/
	Pingyao	/ʈ͡ʂʰʌʔ¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡sʰəʔ⁴³/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡sʰaʔ⁵/
	Suzhou	/t͡sʰɑʔ⁵/
	Hangzhou	/t͡sʰəʔ⁵/
	Wenzhou	/t͡sʰei²¹³/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰiʔ²¹/
	Tunxi	/t͡ɕʰi⁵/
Xiang	Changsha	/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/ /ʈ͡ʂʰa²⁴/
	Xiangtan	/ʈ͡ʂʰɒ²⁴/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡sʰɑʔ⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/t͡sʰak̚¹/
	Taoyuan	/tʃʰɑk̚²²/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sʰɛk̚³/
	Nanning	/t͡sʰɛk̚³³/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sʰɛk̚³/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/t͡sʰik̚³²/ /t͡sʰioʔ³²/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/t͡sʰuɔʔ²³/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/t͡sʰiɔ²⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/t͡sʰioʔ²/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/sek̚³/ /sio⁵⁵/

Rime
Character	尺
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	昔 (123)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	昌石切
Baxter	tsyhek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰiᴇk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰiɛk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰiæk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰiajk̚/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiɛk̚/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰĭɛk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cik1

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	尺
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	chǐ
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyhek ›
Old Chinese	/*tʰAk/
English	foot (measure)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	尺
Reading #	1/1
No.	1461
Phonetic component	尺
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	尺
Old Chinese	/*tʰjaɡ/

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): chǐ, chí (chi³, chi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˇ, ㄔˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ci²

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): chǐ

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): chii̊q

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чы (čɨ, I)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cek³

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): coe⁹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ciak¹ / ciak⁴

  (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): cik³

• Gan (Wiktionary): cah⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhak

  (Meixian, Guangdong): cag⁵

• Jin (Wiktionary): ceh⁴
• Northern Min (KCR): chiŏ̤
• Eastern Min (BUC): chióh / chék
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cieo⁵ / cih⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhioh / sioh / chhek / chhiak

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cioh⁴ / ciêh⁴

  (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): qio⁷ / qig⁴

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ciak²
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷tshaq / ⁷tsheq / ⁷tsheoq
  • (Jinhua): ⁷chiq
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): cha⁶ / chr⁶

  (Loudi, Wiktionary): qio² / qi²

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): qia⁶ / qi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih³
    • Yale: chř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyy
    • Palladius: чи (či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih²
    • Yale: chŕ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
    • Palladius: чи (či)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

Note: 'chí' pronunciation only used in 尺寸 (chícun).

• • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ci²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: c
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩²¹/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: chǐ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: chii̊q
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): chiiq⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩ʔ⁵/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чы (čɨ, I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: cek³
    • Yale: chek
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: cég³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛːk̚³/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: coe⁹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰø²⁴/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ciak¹ / ciak⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiak̚³³/, /t͡sʰiak̚²¹/

Note:

• ciak1 - “chi”;
• ciak4 – “ruler”.

• • (Yangjiang Yue, Jiangcheng)
    • Jyutping++: cik³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɪk̚²⁴/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: cah⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhak
    • Hakka Romanization System: cag^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰak̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: cag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰak̚¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ceh⁴
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰəʔ²/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chiŏ̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiɔ²⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chióh / chék
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuɔʔ²⁴/, /t͡sʰɛiʔ²⁴/
Note:
• chióh - vernacular;
• chék - literary.
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: cieo⁵
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: chā̤u
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu²¹/
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: cih⁶
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: chih
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiʔ¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: cih⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiʔ²/
Note:
• cieo5 - vernacular;
• cih6 - literary.
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, General Taiwanese, Klang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhioh
    • Tâi-lô: tshioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chioiq
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an): /t͡sʰioʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Hui'an): /t͡sʰioʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Taipei): /t͡sʰioʔ³²/
    • IPA (Klang): /t͡sʰioʔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/
    • IPA (Changtai): /t͡sʰiɔʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangpu)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sioh
    • Tâi-lô: sioh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioiq
    • IPA (Zhangpu): /sioʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhek
    • Tâi-lô: tshik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zheg
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiak
    • Tâi-lô: tshiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiak̚⁵/
Note:
• chhioh/sioh - vernacular;
• chhek/chhiak - literary.
• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cioh⁴ / ciêh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshioh / tshieh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰioʔ²/, /t͡sʰieʔ²/
Note:
• cioh4 - Shantou;
• ciêh4 - Chaozhou.
• • (Leizhou)
    • Leizhou Pinyin: qio⁷ / qig⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰiɔ⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰik̚⁵/
Note:
• cio7 - vernacular;
• qig4 - literary.
• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: ciak²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiɐk̚³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Jiading, Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Jiaxing, Tongxiang, Haining, Haiyan, Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ⁷tshaq
    • MiniDict: tshah^入
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴tshaq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Jiading): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /t͡sʰɑʔ⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰɑʔ⁴³/
    • Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Tongxiang): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Haining): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Haiyan): /t͡sʰaʔ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /t͡sʰɐʔ⁵⁵/
  • (Northern: Suzhou, Changzhou, Haiyan, Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁷tsheq
    • MiniDict: tsheh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡sʰəʔ⁴³/
    • Sinological IPA (Changzhou): /t͡sʰəʔ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Haiyan): /t͡sʰəʔ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡sʰəʔ⁵⁵/
  • (Northern: Shaoxing)
    • Wugniu: ⁷tsheoq
    • MiniDict: tsheoh^入
    • Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /t͡sʰəʔ⁴⁵/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ⁷chiq
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /t͡ɕʰiəʔ⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: cha⁶ / chr⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʰa̠²⁴/, /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sʰa̠²⁴/, /t͡sʰz̩²⁴/
Note:
• cha6 - vernacular;
• chr6 - literary.
• • (Loudi)
    • Wiktionary: qio² / qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɔ¹³/, /t͡ɕʰi¹³/
Note:
• qio2 - vernacular;
• qi2 - literary.
• • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: qia⁶ / qi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ä²²/, /t͡ɕʰi²²/
Note:
• qia6 - vernacular;
• qi6 - literary.

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• Dialectal data

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• Middle Chinese: tsyhek

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*tʰAk/

  (Zhengzhang): /*tʰjaɡ/

Definitions

尺

1. chi; Chinese foot (a traditional Chinese unit of distance based on the human forearm and equal to 10 cun (寸) or ¹/₁₀ zhang (丈))
2. (Mainland China) mainland chi; Chinese foot, standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ meter
3. (Taiwan) Taiwanese foot, standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ meter and identical to the Japanese shaku
4. (Hong Kong) chek; Hong Kong foot, standardized as 0.371475 meters
5. (informal) imperial foot

   Synonyms: 英尺 (yīngchǐ), 呎 (chǐ)

6. ruler (straightedge) (Classifier: 把 m c; 支 m h mn; 桿／杆 m)
7. tape measure

Synonyms

• (ruler):

edit

• 尺子 (chǐzi)
• 捲尺 / 卷尺 (juǎnchǐ) (tape measure)
• 皮尺 (píchǐ) (tape measure)
• 直尺 (zhíchǐ) (straight ruler)

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		尺, 尺子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	尺
	Taiwan	尺
	Harbin	尺
	Singapore	尺
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	尺
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	尺子
	Wanrong	尺
	Xi'an	尺子
	Xining	尺子
	Xuzhou	尺子
Lanyin Mandarin	Lanzhou	尺子
	Ürümqi	尺子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	尺, 尺子, 尺片兒
	Wuhan	尺
	Guiyang	尺子
	Liuzhou	尺子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	尺
Cantonese	Guangzhou	間尺
	Hong Kong	間尺, 尺
	Taishan	間尺, 尺
	Dongguan	尺
Gan	Nanchang	尺
	Lichuan	尺
	Pingxiang	尺
Hakka	Meixian	尺
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	尺
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	尺
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	尺
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	尺
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	尺
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	尺
Huizhou	Jixi	尺
Jin	Taiyuan	尺子
	Xinzhou	尺子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	尺
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	尺
Southern Min	Jinjiang	格尺
	Shantou	尺
	Puning	格尺
	Leizhou	尺
	Haikou	尺
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	尺
Wu	Shanghai (Chongming)	尺
	Danyang	尺
	Hangzhou	尺
	Ningbo	尺
	Wenzhou	尺
	Jinhua	尺
Xiang	Changsha	尺

Dialectal synonyms of 尺子 (“ruler”) [map]

See also

• 丈 (zhàng), 寸 (cùn), 分 (fēn)

Compounds

• 一丈差九尺 (yīzhàngchājiǔchǐ)
• 丁字尺 (dīngzìchǐ)
• 七尺
• 七尺軀 / 七尺躯
• 三尺
• 三尺劍 / 三尺剑
• 三尺喙
• 三尺法
• 三角尺 (sānjiǎochǐ)
• 二尺半
• 五尺之童
• 伸縮尺 / 伸缩尺
• 公尺 (gōngchǐ)
• 六尺之孤
• 冰壺玉尺 / 冰壶玉尺
• 刀尺
• 勾尺
• 卡尺 (kǎchǐ)
• 去天尺五
• 咫尺 (zhǐchǐ)
• 咫尺之地
• 咫尺千里
• 咫尺天涯
• 咫尺山河
• 咫尺萬里
• 喙長三尺 / 喙长三尺
• 圍尺 / 围尺
• 垂涎三尺 (chuíxiánsānchǐ)
• 壓尺 / 压尺
• 天涯咫尺
• 官尺
• 寸兵尺鐵 / 寸兵尺铁
• 寸土尺地
• 寸地尺天
• 寸田尺宅
• 寸男尺女
• 寸長尺技 / 寸长尺技
• 寸長尺短 / 寸长尺短
• 寸陰尺璧 / 寸阴尺璧
• 尋尺 / 寻尺
• 尺一
• 尺二冤家
• 尺二秀才
• 尺五
• 尺八 (chǐbā)
• 尺兵
• 尺口
• 尺土
• 尺土之柄
• 尺寸
• 尺寸之功 (chǐcùn zhī gōng)
• 尺寸之地
• 尺寸千里
• 尺寸斗粟
• 尺布斗粟
• 尺幅
• 尺幅千里 (chǐfúqiānlǐ)
• 尺度 (chǐdù)
• 尺書 / 尺书
• 尺板
• 尺板斗食
• 尺步繩趨 / 尺步绳趋
• 尺水丈波
• 尺波
• 尺波電謝 / 尺波电谢
• 尺澤 / 尺泽
• 尺牘 / 尺牍 (chǐdú)
• 尺璧
• 尺短寸長 / 尺短寸长 (chǐduǎncùncháng)
• 尺碼 / 尺码 (chǐmǎ)
• 尺簡 / 尺简
• 尺籍
• 尺素 (chǐsù)
• 尺脈 / 尺脉
• 尺蠖 (chǐhuò)
• 尺蠖之屈
• 尺蠖蛾
• 尺錦 / 尺锦
• 尺鐵 / 尺铁
• 尺頭 / 尺头 (chǐtou)
• 尺頭兒 / 尺头儿 (chǐtóur)
• 尺骨 (chǐgǔ)
• 市尺 (shìchǐ)
• 律尺
• 得寸思尺
• 得寸進尺 / 得寸进尺 (décùnjìnchǐ)
• 得尺得寸
• 心尺
• 戒尺 (jièchǐ)
• 捲尺 / 卷尺 (juǎnchǐ)
• 摺尺 / 折尺 (zhéchǐ)
• 攑頭三尺有神明 / 𫽥头三尺有神明 (gia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bîng) (Min Nan)
• 文公尺
• 斗粟尺布
• 曲尺 (qūchǐ)
• 枉尺直尋 / 枉尺直寻
• 檢尺 / 检尺
• 比例尺 (bǐlìchǐ)
• 沒尺寸 / 没尺寸
• 法尺
• 游標卡尺 / 游标卡尺 (yóubiāo kǎchǐ)
• 營造尺 / 营造尺
• 獨守尺寸 / 独守尺寸
• 玉尺量才
• 界尺 (jièchǐ)
• 百尺
• 百尺竿頭 / 百尺竿头
• 皮尺 (píchǐ)
• 盈尺之地
• 直尺 (zhíchǐ)
• 相去咫尺
• 眉間尺 / 眉间尺
• 矩尺 (jǔchǐ)
• 矩矱繩尺 / 矩矱绳尺
• 篾尺
• 縮尺 / 缩尺
• 縱黍尺 / 纵黍尺
• 繩尺 / 绳尺
• 繩趨尺步 / 绳趋尺步
• 臺尺 / 台尺
• 英尺 (yīngchǐ)
• 表尺 (biǎochǐ)
• 裁衣尺
• 製圖尺 / 制图尺
• 規尺 / 规尺
• 角尺 (jiǎochǐ)
• 計算尺 / 计算尺 (jìsuànchǐ)
• 詘寸伸尺 / 诎寸伸尺
• 詘寸信尺 / 诎寸信尺
• 近在咫尺 (jìnzàizhǐchǐ)
• 進寸退尺 / 进寸退尺
• 進尺 / 进尺
• 遊尺 / 游尺
• 部尺
• 鈿尺 / 钿尺
• 鋪尺 / 铺尺
• 鋼尺 / 钢尺
• 鎮尺 / 镇尺
• 鐵尺 / 铁尺
• 魯般尺 / 鲁般尺 (lǔbānchǐ)

Descendants

• → English: chi, chek
• → Vietnamese: thước
• → Zhuang: cik

Etymology 2

trad.		尺
simp. #		尺

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chě (che³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ce² / ce¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): chiĕ
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ce¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cê⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chě
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chě
    • Wade–Giles: chʻê³
    • Yale: chě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chee
    • Palladius: чэ (čɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ce² / ce¹
    • Yale: ché / chē
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tse² / tse¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cé² / cé¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɛː³⁵/, /t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chiĕ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰie⁵⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian, Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: ce¹
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cha̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰe⁵³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe
    • Tâi-lô: tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰe³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cê⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰe¹¹/

Definitions

尺

1. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note re (2).
2. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note re (2).

Compounds

• 合尺
• 工尺 (gōngchě)
• 工尺字兒 / 工尺字儿
• 工尺譜 / 工尺谱 (gōngchěpǔ)

Derived terms

• 伬 (chě)
• 𪛛 (chě)
• 鿈 (chě)