The Chinese word for ruler is
直尺
zhí chǐ
Chinese Definition
| ruler | |
| 1. 标尺 | |
| Components | |
| 直 | |
| 1. straight; linear; undeviating | |
| 直線 - straight line | |
| Antonyms: 彎, 彎曲, (Cantonese) 攣 | |
| 2. to straighten | |
| 3. vertical; upright; erect | |
| 4. honest; fair | |
| 5. straightforward; forthright; frank | |
| 6. directly; straight | |
| 直去 - to go directly to | |
| 7. intentionally; deliberately | |
| Synonyms: 只 | |
| 8. (Chinese calligraphy) vertical stroke in Chinese characters | |
| 9. constantly | |
| 10. (slang) straight; heterosexual | |
| 直男 - heterosexual man | |
| Antonyms: 彎, (Cantonese) 攣 | |
| 11. (historical) Short for ^直隸, Zhili | |
| ^直 系 軍閥 - the Zhili faction (of the Beiyang warlords) | |
| 尺 | |
| 1. chi; Chinese foot (a traditional Chinese unit of distance based on the human forearm and equal to 10 cun (丈*)) | |
| 2. (Mainland) mainland chi; Chinese foot, standardized in 1984 as meter | |
| 3. (Taiwan) Taiwanese foot, standardized as meter and identical to the Japanese shaku | |
| 4. (Hong Kong) chek; Hong Kong foot, standardized as 0.371475 meters | |
| 5. (informal) imperial foot | |
| Synonyms: 英尺, 呎 | |
| 6. ruler (straightedge) | |
| 7. tape measure | |
| 8. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note re (2). | |
| 9. (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note re (2). |
Translations for 尺 and their definitions
| 直尺 | |
| 1. n. (straight) ruler (measuring or drawing device) |
| 統治者 | |
| 1. n. ruler (a person exercising government or dominion) |
| 尺子 | |
| 1. n. rule; ruler (measuring or drawing device) |
| 统治者 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 統治者 |
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zhí chǐ
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