- 尺
- chǐchi, a traditional unit of length, See 市尺 (shìchǐ), rule; ruler, an instrument in the shape of a ruler* * *feet; ruler【医】 gage; gauge; rule* * *ruler; a unit of length* * *chěn. chinese musical note, Chinese foot, rulerchǐv. rulechǐn. foot* * *1)che3one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜, 工尺谱2)chi3a 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,把* * *1) 尺chǐ量(长度单位, 一市尺合13米) chi, a unit of length (=13 metre):垂涎三尺 let saliva run down from the mouth as long as three chi -- cannot hide one's greed名(量长度的器具) rule; ruler:丁字尺 T-square;折尺 folding rule(像尺的东西) an instrument in the shape of a ruler:计算尺 slide rule;镇尺 bronze paperweight另见 chě。2) 尺chě名{音} (中国民族音乐音阶上的一级, 乐谱上用做记音符号, 参看“工尺”) a note of the scale in gongchepu (工尺谱), corresponding to 2 in numbered musical notation另见 chǐ。* * *
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.