• 1472nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 53 words
  • Component in 6 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chě (che3)one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
2. chǐ (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 chǐ (chi3)The component is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

咫尺 
尺寸 

Uncommon

公尺 
尺子 
尺度 
尺码 (尺碼)
英尺 

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  • 184th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 292 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (du4)to pass • to spend (time) • measure • limit • extent • degree of intensity • degree (angles, temperature etc) • kilowatt-hour • classifier for events and occurrences
2. duó (duo2)to estimate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

速度 

Uncommon

一度 
再度 
制度 
力度 
印度 
国度 (國度)
季度 
尺度 
年度 
度假 
度过 (度過)
强度 (強度)
态度 (態度)
极度 (極度)
深度 
温度 (溫度)
浓度 (濃度)
百度 
程度 
能见度 (能見度)
虚度 (虛度)
角度 
进度 (進度)
过度 (過度)
适度 (適度)
长度 (長度)
难度 (難度)
风度 (風度)
高度 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.