# 尺

| 尺 | U+5C3A, &#23610; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5C3A |
| ← 尹 [U+5C39] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 尻 → [U+5C3B] |

## Translingual
### Han character

尺 (Kangxi radical 44, 尸+1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 尸人 (SO), four-corner 7780$_7$, composition ⿸尸㇏)

#### Derived characters

* 伬, 呎, 㘮, 𡛄, 鿈, 𢗜, 𣏧, 𬓤, 粎, 蚇, 咫, 𰁗, 𪧆, 𦬨, 𫁶, 庹
* 迟, 尽, 昼 (Simplified form of 遲, 盡, 晝 in mainland China)
* 𡵸, 択, 沢, 𥐮, 䋇, 訳, 釈, 鈬, 駅 (Japanese shinjitai of 嶧, 擇, 澤, 礋, 繹, 譯, 釋, 鐸, 驛)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 299, character 32
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7632
* Dae Jaweon: page 595, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 964, character 2
* Unihan data for U+5C3A

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 尺 :
| Warring States | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 尺 | *tʰjaɡ |
| 蚇 | *tʰjaɡ |
Uncertain. Various explanations include:
* A man (人) with a mark (乙) on his leg to indicate 10 cun (寸) above the foot. (Lin Yiguang, 1920)
* Differentiation of 乇 (OC *ʔr'aːɡ), 宅 (OC *r'aːɡ), or 斥 (OC *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡs, *ŋ̊ʰjaːɡ). (He Linyi, 1998, Ji Xusheng, 2014)
* Pictogram (象形) of a hand, more specifically the thumb and the middle finger, stretched out to measure the length of 10 cun (寸). (Shirakawa Shizuka, Lawrence J. Howell)

### Etymology 1

* 尺 (Written Standard Chinese)
* chi (unit) (English)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): chǐ, chí (chi$^3$, chi$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄔˇ, ㄔˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ci$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): chǐ
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): chii̊q
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чы (čɨ, I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): cek$^3$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): coe$^9$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ciak$^1$ / ciak$^4$
    (Yangjiang, Jyutping++): cik$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): cah$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhak
    (Meixian, Guangdong): cag$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ceh$^4$
* Northern Min (KCR): chiŏ̤
* Eastern Min (BUC): chióh / chék
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cieo$^5$ / cih$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhioh / sioh / chhek / chhiak
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cioh$^4$ / ciêh$^4$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): qio$^7$ / qig$^4$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ciak$^2$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^7$tshaq / $^7$tsheq / $^7$tsheoq
** (Jinhua): $^7$chiq
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): cha$^6$ / chr$^6$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): qio$^2$ / qi$^2$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): qia$^6$ / qi$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄔˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chǐh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^3$
*** Yale: chř
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyy
*** Palladius: чи (či)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chí
*** Zhuyin: ㄔˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chíh
*** Wade–Giles: chʻih$^2$
*** Yale: chŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyr
*** Palladius: чи (či)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: ci$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: c
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰz̩²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: chǐ
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: chii̊q
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): chiiq$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩ʔ⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чы (čɨ, I)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: cek$^3$
*** Yale: chek
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tsek$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cég$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛːk̚³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: coe$^9$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰø²⁴/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ciak$^1$ / ciak$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰiak̚³³/, /t͡sʰiak̚²¹/
* ciak1 - “chi”;
* ciak4 – “ruler”.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit尺 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /tʃʰz̩⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sʰz̩²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sʰz̩³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sʰz̩²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩ʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ʈ͡ʂʰəʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡sʰəʔ²/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ʈ͡ʂʰʌʔ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡sʰəʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡sʰaʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /t͡sʰɑʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /t͡sʰəʔ⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /t͡sʰei²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰiʔ²¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕʰi⁵/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²⁴/ /ʈ͡ʂʰa²⁴/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ʈ͡ʂʰɒ²⁴/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰɑʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰak̚¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /tʃʰɑk̚²²/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sʰɛk̚³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sʰɛk̚³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sʰɛk̚³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /t͡sʰik̚³²/ /t͡sʰioʔ³²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /t͡sʰuɔʔ²³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡sʰiɔ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /t͡sʰioʔ²/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /sek̚³/ /sio⁵⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: tsyhek
Rime :
| Character | 尺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 昌 (24) |
| Final (韻) | 昔 (123) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 昌石切 |
| Baxter | tsyhek |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /t͡ɕʰiᴇk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /t͡ɕʰiɛk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /t͡ɕʰiæk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /cʰiajk̚/ |
| Li Rong | /t͡ɕʰiɛk̚/ |
| Wang Li | /t͡ɕʰĭɛk̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | chi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | cik$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tʰAk/
    (Zhengzhang): /*tʰjaɡ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 尺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | chǐ |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ tsyhek › |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰAk/ |
| English | foot (measure) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 尺 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 1461 |
| Phonetic component | 尺 |
| Rime group | 鐸 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 尺 |
| Old Chinese | /*tʰjaɡ/ |

#### Definitions

尺
* chi; Chinese foot (a traditional Chinese unit of distance based on the human forearm and equal to 10 cun (寸) or $^1$/$_{10}$ zhang (丈))
* (Mainland China) mainland chi; Chinese foot, standardized in 1984 as $^1$/$_3$ meter
* (Taiwan) Taiwanese foot, standardized as $^{10}$/$_{33}$ meter and identical to the Japanese shaku
* (Hong Kong) chek; Hong Kong foot, standardized as 0.371475 meters
* (informal) imperial foot
    Synonyms: 英尺 (yīngchǐ), 呎 (chǐ)
* ruler (straightedge) (Classifier: 把 m c; 支 m h mn; 桿／杆 m)
* tape measure

##### Synonyms

* (ruler):
* 尺子 (chǐzi)
* 捲尺 / 卷尺 (juǎnchǐ) (tape measure)
* 皮尺 (píchǐ) (tape measure)
* 直尺 (zhíchǐ) (straight ruler)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 尺, 尺子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 尺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 尺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 尺 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 尺 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 尺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 尺子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 尺 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尺子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 尺子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 尺子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 尺子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 尺子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 尺, 尺子, 尺片兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 尺 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 尺子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 尺子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 尺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 間尺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 間尺, 尺 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 間尺, 尺 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 尺 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尺 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 尺 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 尺 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 尺 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尺 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尺 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尺 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尺 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尺 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尺 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尺 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 尺子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 尺子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 尺 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 尺 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 格尺 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 尺 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 格尺 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 尺 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 尺 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 尺 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 尺 |
| Wu | Danyang | 尺 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 尺 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 尺 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 尺 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 尺 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 尺 |

##### See also

* 丈 (zhàng), 寸 (cùn), 分 (fēn)

#### Compounds

* 一丈差九尺 (yīzhàngchājiǔchǐ)
* 丁字尺 (dīngzìchǐ)
* 七尺
* 七尺軀 / 七尺躯
* 三尺
* 三尺劍 / 三尺剑
* 三尺喙
* 三尺法
* 三角尺 (sānjiǎochǐ)
* 二尺半
* 五尺之童
* 伸縮尺 / 伸缩尺
* 公尺 (gōngchǐ)
* 六尺之孤
* 冰壺玉尺 / 冰壶玉尺
* 刀尺
* 勾尺
* 卡尺 (kǎchǐ)
* 去天尺五
* 咫尺 (zhǐchǐ)
* 咫尺之地
* 咫尺千里
* 咫尺天涯
* 咫尺山河
* 咫尺萬里
* 喙長三尺 / 喙长三尺
* 圍尺 / 围尺
* 垂涎三尺 (chuíxiánsānchǐ)
* 壓尺 / 压尺
* 天涯咫尺
* 官尺
* 寸兵尺鐵 / 寸兵尺铁
* 寸土尺地
* 寸地尺天
* 寸田尺宅
* 寸男尺女
* 寸長尺技 / 寸长尺技
* 寸長尺短 / 寸长尺短
* 寸陰尺璧 / 寸阴尺璧
* 尋尺 / 寻尺
* 尺一
* 尺二冤家
* 尺二秀才
* 尺五
* 尺八 (chǐbā)
* 尺兵
* 尺口
* 尺土
* 尺土之柄
* 尺寸
* 尺寸之功 (chǐcùn zhī gōng)
* 尺寸之地
* 尺寸千里
* 尺寸斗粟
* 尺布斗粟
* 尺幅
* 尺幅千里 (chǐfúqiānlǐ)
* 尺度 (chǐdù)
* 尺書 / 尺书
* 尺板
* 尺板斗食
* 尺步繩趨 / 尺步绳趋
* 尺水丈波
* 尺波
* 尺波電謝 / 尺波电谢
* 尺澤 / 尺泽
* 尺牘 / 尺牍 (chǐdú)
* 尺璧
* 尺短寸長 / 尺短寸长 (chǐduǎncùncháng)
* 尺碼 / 尺码 (chǐmǎ)
* 尺簡 / 尺简
* 尺籍
* 尺素 (chǐsù)
* 尺脈 / 尺脉
* 尺蠖 (chǐhuò)
* 尺蠖之屈
* 尺蠖蛾
* 尺錦 / 尺锦
* 尺鐵 / 尺铁
* 尺頭 / 尺头 (chǐtou)
* 尺頭兒 / 尺头儿 (chǐtóur)
* 尺骨 (chǐgǔ)
* 市尺 (shìchǐ)
* 律尺
* 得寸思尺
* 得寸進尺 / 得寸进尺 (décùnjìnchǐ)
* 得尺得寸
* 心尺
* 戒尺 (jièchǐ)
* 捲尺 / 卷尺 (juǎnchǐ)
* 摺尺 / 折尺 (zhéchǐ)
* 攑頭三尺有神明 / 𫽥头三尺有神明 (gia̍h thâu saⁿ chhioh ū sîn-bîng) (Min Nan)
* 文公尺
* 斗粟尺布
* 曲尺 (qūchǐ)
* 枉尺直尋 / 枉尺直寻
* 檢尺 / 检尺
* 比例尺 (bǐlìchǐ)
* 沒尺寸 / 没尺寸
* 法尺
* 游標卡尺 / 游标卡尺 (yóubiāo kǎchǐ)
* 營造尺 / 营造尺
* 獨守尺寸 / 独守尺寸
* 玉尺量才
* 界尺 (jièchǐ)
* 百尺
* 百尺竿頭 / 百尺竿头
* 皮尺 (píchǐ)
* 盈尺之地
* 直尺 (zhíchǐ)
* 相去咫尺
* 眉間尺 / 眉间尺
* 矩尺 (jǔchǐ)
* 矩矱繩尺 / 矩矱绳尺
* 篾尺
* 縮尺 / 缩尺
* 縱黍尺 / 纵黍尺
* 繩尺 / 绳尺
* 繩趨尺步 / 绳趋尺步
* 臺尺 / 台尺
* 英尺 (yīngchǐ)
* 表尺 (biǎochǐ)
* 裁衣尺
* 製圖尺 / 制图尺
* 規尺 / 规尺
* 角尺 (jiǎochǐ)
* 計算尺 / 计算尺 (jìsuànchǐ)
* 詘寸伸尺 / 诎寸伸尺
* 詘寸信尺 / 诎寸信尺
* 近在咫尺 (jìnzàizhǐchǐ)
* 進寸退尺 / 进寸退尺
* 進尺 / 进尺
* 遊尺 / 游尺
* 部尺
* 鈿尺 / 钿尺
* 鋪尺 / 铺尺
* 鋼尺 / 钢尺
* 鎮尺 / 镇尺
* 鐵尺 / 铁尺
* 魯般尺 / 鲁般尺 (lǔbānchǐ)

##### Descendants

* → English: chi, chek
* → Vietnamese: thước
* → Zhuang: cik

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chě (che$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ce$^2$ / ce$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): chiĕ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ce$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chhe
    (Teochew, Peng'im): cê$^7$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: chě
*** Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: chě
*** Wade–Giles: chʻê$^3$
*** Yale: chě
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chee
*** Palladius: чэ (čɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ce$^2$ / ce$^1$
*** Yale: ché / chē
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tse$^2$ / tse$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: cé$^2$ / cé$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɛː³⁵/, /t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: chiĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰie⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ce$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰe⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe
*** Tâi-lô: tshe
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zhef
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰe³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: cê$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshē
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰe¹¹/

#### Definitions

尺
* (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note re (2).
* (music) Cantonese opera gongche notation for the note re (2).

#### Compounds

* 合尺
* 工尺 (gōngchě)
* 工尺字兒 / 工尺字儿
* 工尺譜 / 工尺谱 (gōngchěpǔ)

#### Derived terms

* 伬 (chě)
* 𪛛 (chě)
* 鿈 (chě)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
* shaku (measurement)
* measure

#### Readings

* Go-on: しゃく (shaku, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: せき (seki)
* Kun: さし (sashi, 尺)、ものさし (monosashi, 尺)

#### Compounds

* 尺(しゃく)一(いち) (shakuichi): one shaku and one sun
* 尺(しゃく)八(はち) (shakuhachi): one shaku and eight sun; shakuhachi
* 尺(せき)一(いつ) (sekītsu): in ancient China, the paperboard on which the imperial decree was written, or the imperial decree

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 尺
* しゃく Grade: 6
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 尺 (MC tsyhek).

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しゃく [shàkúꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [ɕa̠kɯ̟]

#### Noun

尺(しゃく) or 尺(せき) • (shaku or seki)
* the shaku, "metal shaku", or Japanese foot: a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun (寸) or $^1$⁄$_{10}$ jō (丈), standardized as $^{10}$⁄$_{33}$ of a meter
** 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 6, page 46:尺 [...] 廣本無上字、説文、尺十寸也、人手却十分動脈爲寸口、十寸爲尺、尺所以指尺規榘事也从尸从乙、乙所識也、今俗呼佐之或呼毛乃佐之 [...](please add an English translation of this quotation)
** c. 1177-1188: Iroha Jiruishō (volume 9, page 55)
    尺 シャク　十寸為尺(please add an English translation of this usage example)
** 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 741:Xacu. シャク (尺) 1 palmoよりも少し長い, ある尺度. 例, Ixxacu, nixacu. (一尺, 二尺) Xacuuo toru. l, xacudoru. (尺を取る. または, 尺取る) 上述のようなpalmoを単位として寸法を計る.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* the "whale shaku", a variant of the shaku used in measuring cloth equal to $^{25}$⁄$_{66}$ of a meter
* length
    動画(どうが)の尺(しゃく)を伸(の)ばす
       dōga no shaku o nobasu
       to prolong a video
       (literally, “to increase the length of a video”)
* Short for 尺障泥 (shaku aori, “geometer moth, Geometra papilionaria”).
** 1603, Vocabvlario da Lingoa de Iapam (Nippo Jisho) [Vocabulary of the Language of Japan] (in Portuguese), Nagasaki, page 741:Xacu. l, xacumuxi. シャク. または, しゃくむし (尺. または, 尺虫) 歩くときに身を縮めたりしながら進む一種の小虫. Xacude taiuo tçuru. (尺で鯛を釣る) 諺. この小虫で鯛を釣って取る人のように, 小さなもので大きなものを手に入れる.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* Short for 尺取虫 (shaku-tori mushi, “inchworm”).

##### Idioms

* 尺(しゃく)で鯛(たい)を釣(つ)る (shaku de tai o tsuru)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 尺
* たかばかり Grade: 6
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spellings
* 竹量 鷹秤
Compound of bound 竹 (taka, “bamboo”) +‎ 測り (hakari), voiced due to compounding.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ta̠ka̠ba̠ka̠ɾʲi]

#### Noun

尺(たかばかり) • (takabakari)
* a bamboo measure
** 938, Minamoto no Shitagō, Wamyō Ruijushō, volume 6, page 46:尺 魏武上雜物䟽云、象牙尺、齒亦反、辨色立成云、尺竹量也、太加波可利Rule The Record of Emperor Wei Wu's Various Possessions speaks of an ivory rule, fanqie shaku. The Establishment of Distinct Colours says a rule is a bamboo measure, takapakari.

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
   * Doi, Tadao (1603–1604) Hōyaku Nippo Jisho (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, published 1980, →ISBN.
   * Minamoto, Shitagō with Kyōto Daigaku Bungakubu Kokugogaku Kokubungaku Kenkyūshitu (931–938) Shohon Shūsei Wamyō Ruijushō: Honbunhen (in Japanese), Kyōto: Rinsen, published 1968, →ISBN.
   * Tadakane, Tachibana with Atsuo Masamune (ed.) (c. 1177-1188) Iroha Jiruishō (in Japanese), Kazama Shobō, published 1971

## Korean
### Hanja

尺 (eum 척 (cheok))
* hanja form of 자 (“Korean foot (30.3cm)”)
* hanja form of 자 (“ruler; straightedge”)

#### Compounds

* 계산척 (計算尺, gyesancheok, “slide rule; slipstick”)
* 곡척 (曲尺, gokcheok, “steel square; carpenter's square”)
* 척도 (尺度, cheokdo, “linear measure”)
* 척확 (尺蠖, cheokhwak, “measuring worm; inchworm; spanworm; looper”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

尺: Hán Việt readings: xích
尺: Nôm readings: xệch, xách, xế, xích, sệch, xạch, xịch
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

### References

* 1 2 Nguyễn (2014).
* 1 2 3 4 5 Trần (2004).
* 1 2 Bonet (1899).
* 1 2 Génibrel (1898).
* 1 2 3 4 Hồ (1976).
* ↑ Taberd & Pigneau de Béhaine (1838).