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- one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gong1 che3 pu3]
- 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]
Trad. 尺牘
- (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
- (literary) a one-foot-long piece of white silk, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
Trad. 軟尺
- soft measuring tape (non-retractable type used for body measurements etc)
Trad. 工尺譜
- traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes
Trad. 鋼曲尺
- steel set square (tool to measure right angles)
- square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
Trad. 曲尺樓梯
- staircase with right-angled turn
- L-shaped staircase
- to drool (over) (idiom)
- to yearn for
- to covet
- to crave
Trad. 活動曲尺
- sliding bevel (to measure angles)
Trad. 得寸進尺
- lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
- give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
Trad. 百尺竿頭
- to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
Trad. 尺短寸長
- 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]
Trad. 尺規作圖
- ruler and compass construction (geometry)
- (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand
Trad. 萬能曲尺
- universal bevel (to measure angles)
- names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
Trad. 無風三尺浪
- lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
- fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
- (saying) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil; no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises
Trad. 百尺竿頭，更進一步
- lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)
- fig. even if one has achieved a measure of success, one should strive to do even better
Trad. 尺有所短，寸有所長
- 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
Trad. 冰凍三尺，非一日之寒
- three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day