尺
Meanings
1. a Chinese foot (classifier 支 zhi1 ,把 ba3)
2. one-third of a meter
3. a ruler
4. a tape-measure
5. one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
Characters used
Examples1
冰冻 三 尺, 非 一 日 之 寒。
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