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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: zhǐ
Cantonese: zi2
JapaneseKun: TA
JapaneseOn: SHI
Korean: CI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: foot measure of Zhou dynasty

CE-Dict: 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.[Formal] an ancient measurement of length

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《尺部》咫 中婦人手長八寸,謂之咫。周尺也。从尺只聲。

康熙字典文字版 【丑集上】【口字部】 咫
【唐韻】【正韻】諸氏切【集韻】【韻會】掌氏切,𠀤音紙。【說文】周制,寸尺咫尋,皆以人之體爲法。中婦人手長八寸,謂之咫,周尺也。【左傳·僖九年】天威不違顏咫尺。【晉語】文公學讀書於臼季,三日,曰:吾不能行也,咫聞則多矣。【註】咫,咫尺閒也。【魯語】肅愼氏貢楛矢石砮,其長尺有咫。 又【楚語】是知天咫,安知民則。【註】咫言少也,言少知天道耳,何知治民之法。 又【酉陽雜俎】書目有天咫。 【集韻】或作𦐖𣥉。

CF-Dict: huit pouces/peu