丈

measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

to regulate / to govern / to control / to mow

husband / CL:個|个[ge4]

lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom) / fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline / to take a dive

wife's mother / mother-in-law / same as 丈母

to measure / measurement

ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chi3] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body

wife's mother / mother-in-law

lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep / lofty / bottomless

boundless radiance; splendor

towering buildings are built up from the ground (idiom) / great oaks from little acorns grow

lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom) / fig. at a total loss

see 丈二和尚，摸不著頭腦|丈二和尚，摸不着头脑[zhang4 er4 he2 shang5 , mo1 bu5 zhao2 tou2 nao3]

wife's father (father-in-law) / old man