yīngchǐ

呎

Character · Noun

foot (unit)

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Meanings

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1.

noun

foot (unit of length)

archaic

A Chinese character created to represent the English unit 'foot' (approx. 30.48 cm). Historically used, now largely obsolete. The modern standard is to use the word '英尺' (yīngchǐ).

Zhè这
kuài块
mù木
bǎn板
cháng长
sān三
yīng呎
 。

This wooden plank is three feet long.

Jiù旧
tú图
zhǐ纸
shang上
biāo标
zhù注
zhe着
 '
wǔ5
yīng呎
 '
 。

The old blueprint is marked '5 feet'.