Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 尺


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Meaning

Längenmaß Chǐ, 1/3m, a Chinese foot

Pronunciation

chǐ

Explanation

Top: body of a person, below: legs

Mnemonic

If you stretch out a leg to measure a length, you have a foot (= 1 Chǐ).

Radicals

buttocks in side view(This radical has the meaning: corpse . But because of its use in tail or urine 尿 or flatulence 屁, it is generally considered to mean 'buttocks'.)
chin. foot
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Vocabulary

公尺 gōng chǐ meter
尺寸 chǐ cun size; dimension; measurement

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