chǐ

  1. chǐ measure word chi; a Chinese foot; a foot
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: A unit of length equal to one third of a meter; there are 10 寸 in one 尺 in the Chinese Market System of Weights and Measures (Guoyu '尺' n 1; Kroll 2015 '尺' 1, p. 52; Unihan '尺'; XHZD '尺' 1, p. 90)
  2. chǐ noun a ruler; a tape-measure
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '尺' n 2; XHZD '尺' 2, p. 90)
  3. chǐ adjective small
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 微小 (Guoyu '尺' adj; Kroll 2015 '尺' 2, p. 52)
  4. chǐ noun a drawing tool
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (XHZD '尺' 3, p. 90)

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