Ruler in Chinese (Mandarin): 尺子 (chǐzi)
尺子
chǐzi
ruler
- Simplified
- 尺子
- Traditional
- 尺子
- Pinyin
- chǐzi
- Typed as
- chizi
Use it in a sentence
我用尺子量桌子。
I use a ruler to measure the table.
The characters in 尺子
尺
Ruler; also an old unit of length.
4 strokes
子
A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.
3 strokes
尺 was an old Chinese unit of length, about a third of a meter. Measuring is 量 (liáng).
More examples with 尺子
我的尺子很长。
我的尺子很長。
Wǒ de chǐzi hěn cháng.
My ruler is long.
用尺子画一条直线。
用尺子畫一條直線。
Yòng chǐzi huà yì tiáo zhíxiàn.
Draw a straight line with a ruler.
How to write 尺子 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
尺 4 strokes
子 3 strokes
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