尺
Meaning
- a Chinese foot
- one-third of a meter
- a ruler
Measure word
支 zhī or 把 bǎ
Example sentence
得寸进尺。
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
The character 尺
尺 is the Chinese foot, a third of a metre, and a 尺子 is the ruler that measures it. 尺寸 is the size of a thing — and 尺 and the English foot are two different lengths inside one idea.