尺
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- 1. one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]
Words Containing 尺
ruler (measuring instrument)
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
scale
T-square
meter (unit of length)
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
calipers
tape measure
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
very close
so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
to drool (over) (idiom)
feeler gauge
oversize (baggage, cargo etc)
lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
size
looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae
moth in family Geometridae
ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)
ruler and compass construction (geometry)
ulna (anatomy)
traditional Chinese musical notation using Chinese characters to represent musical notes
chi (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ meter)
square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
dipstick
set square (tool to measure right angles)
staircase with right-angled turn
surveyor's rod
gauge
scale
spirit level
dipstick
sliding bevel (to measure angles)
depth indicator or gauge
lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
ungraduated ruler
to be at the highest level of enlightenment (Buddhist expression)
lit. after climbing a hundred feet up a pole, one should go even further (idiom)
tape measure
straight ruler
a set square (carpenter's tool)
set square (tool to measure right angles)
Norma (constellation)
cubic meter (m³)
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
universal bevel (to measure angles)
rear sight (of a gun)
set square (tool to measure right angles)
miter square (tool to measure angles)
slide rule
soft ruler
to be almost within reach
dial calipers
(idiom) 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
to take sb's measurements
dipstick
steel set square (tool to measure right angles)