chi

IPA(Pronunciation)

/t͡ʃə/

Noun

uncountable usually Mainland-China Taiwan Hong-Kong

The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm. / (Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.

Japanese Meaning

中国の尺: 伝統的に人の前腕を基準として定められた長さの単位。 / 中国本土において1984年に標準化された、1/3メートルの長さの単位。

What is this buttons?

The ancient architect measured the doorway with a chi to ensure it met traditional proportions.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古代の建築家は、伝統的な比例に合っているかを確かめるために、建物の入り口を尺で測った。

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Sense（1）

The Chinese foot, a traditional Chinese unit of length based on the human forearm.

Sense（2）

(Mainland China) The Chinese unit of length standardized in 1984 as ¹/₃ of a meter.

Sense（3）

(Taiwan) The Taiwanese unit of length standardized as ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter, identical to the Japanese shaku.

Sense（4）

(Hong Kong) The chek or Hong Kong foot, a unit of length standardized as 0.371475 meters.

chis

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