a unit of length; ruler
Animated Stroke Order 尺
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HSK Vocabulary: 尺
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 尺 is used in context
1
gōng工
rén人
yòng用
juàn卷
chǐ尺
cè测
liáng量
fáng房
jiān间
cháng长
dù度
。
The worker measured the room length with a tape measure.
2
wǒ我
yòng用
chǐ尺
zi子
huà画
le了
yì一
tiáo条
zhí直
xiàn线
。
I drew a straight line with a ruler.
3
qǐng请
gào告
sù诉
wǒ我
zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
de的
chǐ尺
cùn寸
。
Please tell me the size of this clothing.
4
zhè这
shì是
yī一
bǎ把
chǐ尺
zi子
。
This is a ruler.
5
wǒ我
yòng用
chǐ尺
zi子
huà画
le了
yī一
tiáo条
zhí直
xiàn线
。
I used a ruler to draw a straight line.
6
lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
yòng用
chǐ尺
zi子
cè测
liáng量
kè课
běn本
de的
cháng长
dù度
。
The teacher asked us to use a ruler to measure the length of the textbook.
7
zhè这
ge个
chǐ尺
zi子
yǒu有
lí厘
mǐ米
de的
chǐ尺
dù度
。
This ruler has a centimeter scale.
8
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
kǎo考
lǜ虑
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
dì的
chǐ尺
dù度
，
tā它
hěn很
dà大
。
We need to consider the scale of this project; it's very large.
9
zài在
tǎo讨
lùn论
huán环
bǎo保
wèn问
tí题
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
cóng从
quán全
qiú球
chǐ尺
dù度
lái来
sī思
kǎo考
。
When discussing environmental issues, we must think on a global scale.
Information
Traditional尺
Radical尸
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#1199
Zhuyinㄔˇ
Components—
UnicodeU+5C3A
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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