尺牍(chǐ dú): (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used…
2 charactersTrad. 尺牘
(literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- chǐ dú
- Meaning
- (literary) a one-foot-long strip of wood or bamboo, used for writing in ancient times; (as a metonym) letter; written message
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- 尺牘
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 尺牍 — tap one to open its word page.
chǐ尺zi子
HSK 4ruler (measuring instrument)
chǐ尺cùn寸
HSK 4size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
chǐ尺dù度
HSK 7-9scale
jiǎn简dú牍
bamboo and wooden slips (used for writing on in ancient times)
gōng公chǐ尺
(Tw) meter (unit of length)
juàn卷chǐ尺
tape measure (usu. retractable)
zhǐ咫chǐ尺
(literary) very close; very near
chǐ尺bā八
shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
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