1. 尺

尺

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  1. 尺 is the 1472nd most frequent character.
  2. 尺 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 尺 appears as a character in 19 words.
  4. 尺 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
尺 => 尸, ㇏
Radical :
尺 => 尸 (corpse), ㇏ (N/A)
Graphical :
尺 => 丨, 匚, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. che3 - one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
  2. chi3 - a Chinese foot/one-third of a meter/a ruler/a tape-measure/one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine/CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 尺 (chi3): The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shi1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

咫尺 
尺 

Medium Frequency

公尺 
尺子 
尺寸 
尺度 
尺码 (尺碼)
英尺 

Appears In:

尺 also appears in:
尽迟昼咫庹粎
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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