尺素

Chinese

		a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale	plain; element
trad. (尺素)		尺	素
simp. #(尺素)		尺	素
Literally: “a foot of plain [silk]”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǐsù

  (Zhuyin): ㄔˇ ㄙㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǐsù
    • Zhuyin: ㄔˇ ㄙㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǐhsù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih³-su⁴
    • Yale: chř-sù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyysuh
    • Palladius: чису (čisu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/

Noun

尺素

1. (literary, figurative) letter; correspondence