1. 咫

咫

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  • 4183rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 2 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
咫→
尺只
2Radical
咫→
尸corpse㇏N/A口mouth八eight/divide
3Graphical
咫→
丨匚㇏口八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhǐ (zhi3)8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 咫 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 尺 is pronounced as 'chǐ' (chi3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 咫 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 只 is pronounced as 'zhǐ' (zhi3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for 咫 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 只 is pronounced as 'zhī' (zhi1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for 咫 zhǐ (zhi3)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Uncommon

咫尺 

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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.
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