one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
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尺chǐ
Commona 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]
尺寸chǐ cun
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
尺码chǐ mǎ
size; fitting (of apparel)
尺度chǐ dù
scale; yardstick
尺八chǐ bā
shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
尺子chǐ zi
ruler (measuring instrument); CL:把[ba3]
尺牍chǐ dú
(literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
尺素chǐ sù
(literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
尺蠖chǐ huò
looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae; inch worm
尺规chǐ guī
ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
尺骨chǐ gǔ
ulna (anatomy); bone of the forearm
尺蠖蛾chǐ huò é
moth in family Geometridae
尺短寸长chǐ duǎn cùn cháng
abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長|尺有所短，寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
尺规作图chǐ guī zuò tú
ruler and compass construction (geometry)
尺有所短，寸有所长chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb); fig. everyone has their strong and weak points; everything has its advantages and disadvantages