尺 (chě, chǐ) — Chinese Character

尺

chě, chǐ

chi (a Chinese unit of length ≈ 1/3 meter); ruler; rule; a ruler-shaped object; (chě) a note in the gongche musical notation

Radical: 尸 HSK 4 q, g ideographic

Components & Etymology

尺 decomposes into the following components:

尸乚

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 尺.

公尺

gōng chǐ

meter

卡尺

kǎ chǐ

calipers

卷尺

juǎn chǐ

tape measure

咫尺

zhǐ chǐ

very close

塞尺

sāi chǐ

gauge

尺八

chǐ bā

尺子

chǐ zi

rule

尺寸

chǐ cun

size

尺度

chǐ dù

scale

尺牍

chǐ dú

尺码

chǐ mǎ

size

尺素

chǐ sù

Characters that share the radical 尸.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.