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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尺* | 尺* | *尺
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: ,
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尺* | 尺* | *尺
one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱
surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
tape measure
micrometer screw gauge; micrometer
meter (unit of length)
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
to drool (over) (idiom) / to yearn for / to covet / to crave
calipers
(literary) very close; very near
tape measure (usu. retractable) / CL:
feeler gauge
(idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
set square (tool to measure right angles)
sliding bevel (to measure angles)
folding ruler
chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
T-square / set square (carpenter's tool)
set square (tool to measure right angles)
scale / architect's scale / engineer's scale
dial calipers
spirit level
slide rule
ungraduated ruler / straightedge
rear sight (of a gun)
a set square (carpenter's tool)
depth indicator or gauge
dipstick / oil measuring rod
dipstick / measuring rod
set square (tool to measure right angles)
dipstick / oil measuring rod
straight ruler
cubic meter (m³)
meter stick; metric ruler one meter in length
universal bevel (to measure angles)
miter square (tool to measure angles)
soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc)
steel set square (tool to measure right angles)


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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