1. 尺

尺

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

Decomposition

1Once
尺→
尸㇏
2Radical
尺→
尸corpse㇏N/A
3Graphical
尺→
丨匚㇏

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 尺 chǐ (chi3)The component 尸 is pronounced as 'shī' (shi1). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

尺 also appears in:
尽迟昼咫庹粎

Example Words

Common

咫尺 
尺寸 

Uncommon

公尺 
尺子 
尺度 
尺码 (尺碼)
英尺 

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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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