咫

zhǐ

Meanings

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zhǐ

1.8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

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Wiktionary

1.unit of measurement during the Zhou dynasty, equal to eight cun/tsun (寸)
2.few; little
3.short

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kljeʔ): semantic 尺 (“ruler; measuring stick”) + phonetic 只 (OC *klje, *kljeʔ).

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Stroke order

Components

咫尺只

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

咫尺咫尺之地咫尺千里咫尺天涯咫尺山河咫尺萬里咫聞咫闻咫角驂駒咫角骖驹天涯咫尺相去咫尺近在咫尺

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Related words

咫尺 (literary) very close; very near 近在咫尺 (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand 咫尺天涯 so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)