咫 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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zhǐ

foot measure of Zhou dynasty

Phonosemantic compound. 尺 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound.

Components

尺 Meaning component

chǐ, chě

traditional Chinese unit of length ~ 1 foot

只 Sound component

zhǐ, zhī

only

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhǐ

foot measure of Zhou dynasty; 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

Most common words with 咫

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	近在咫尺	to be almost within reach
	咫尺	very close
	咫尺天涯	so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)
	咫	8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*keʔ	tsyeX	zhǐ	foot (8 inches)

Statistics

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4196th most common character in books

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