尺子 chǐzi Ruler

Measure word: 把

HSK 5 — advanced proficiency: 1,300 new words, 2,500 in all. You can read newspapers, enjoy films and give speeches in Chinese. In HSK 3.0, 尺子 is in band 4. HSK 5 explained

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中尺子means a ruler, the kind you measure with. You'd say it when a child at the desk next to you needs to draw a straight line and asks to borrow yours. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

尺子 is written in 7 strokes across 2 characters.

尺子 — the Chinese character for Ruler (chǐzi), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 尺子 — Ruler

尺 — 4 strokes
子 — 3 strokes

Characters in 尺子

尺 chǐ — a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler
子 zi

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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HSK 5 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 4 Practise Topic: School and study Practise Topic: Everyday objects Practise Measure words Practise

尺子 is pronounced chǐzi and means “Ruler”.