Translation

• 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]

Synonyms

• 条, 棍, 棒, 筋, 鞭
• 关, 关上, 寸, 寸口, 尺中
• 尺子, 直尺

Examples

• 该建筑高一百公尺。
  The building is one hundred meters high.
• 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
  Rome was not built in a day.