尺 chǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 尸 — body, corpse
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
尺子
chǐzi
ruler
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 尺子在桌上。 Chǐzi zài zhuō shang. The ruler lies on the table.
- 我买尺子。 Wǒ mǎi chǐzi. I buy a ruler.
- 请用尺子量。 Qǐng yòng chǐzi liáng. Please measure it with a ruler.