1. 尺
  2. 码

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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码

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  • 1343rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 112 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
码→
石马
2Radical
码→
石stone马horse
3Graphical
码→
一丿口㇕㇉一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. mǎ (ma3)weight • number • code • to pile • to stack • classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 码 mǎ (ma3)The component 马 is pronounced as 'mǎ' (ma3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

密码 (密碼)
数码 (數碼)
码头 (碼頭)
筹码 (籌碼)
号码 (號碼)
起码 (起碼)

Uncommon

乱码 (亂碼)
代码 (代碼)
尺码 (尺碼)
条码 (條碼)
源代码 (源代碼)
码字 (碼字)
编码 (編碼)
解码 (解碼)

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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.