chě = ch + e3
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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chǐ = ch + Ø3
a 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]
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How to pronounce 尺

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ e3 final

In the elevator’s living room.

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= ch initial

Ch is for Charlie Chaplin.

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+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

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尺 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= n + a4
Right-falling stroke
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shī = sh + Ø1
person representing the dead (during burial ceremonies) / to put a corpse on display (after execution) / variant of 屍|尸[shi1] / corpse
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shī = sh + Ø1
corpse
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Characters with 尺 as component

jìn = ji + (e)n4
to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely
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jǐn = ji + (e)n3
to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to
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chí = ch + Ø2
late / delayed / slow
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Words with 尺

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tape measure / tape rule / CL:把[ba3]
rule / ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3]
ruler (measuring instrument) / CL:把[ba3]

Sentences with 尺

尺 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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chě / chǐ

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