tuǒ
圫
arm span (unit of length)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
the span of outstretched arms (approx. 5 chi or 1.67 meters)
Used as a traditional unit of measurement for length.
Zhè这
kuài块
bù布
yǒu有
yī一
tuǒ庹
cháng长
。
This piece of cloth is one arm-span long.
Shéng绳
zi子
liáng量
le了
yuē约
liǎng两
tuǒ庹
。
The rope measured about two arm-spans.