a Chinese unit of length equal to one-third of a meter; a Chinese foot

a ruler or tape-measure; a ruler-like tool or object used for drawing or measuring

one of the three points on the wrist for measuring the pulse in Chinese medicine, located near the elbow

(bound form) a note in the traditional 工尺谱 gōng​chě​pǔ musical notation, roughly equivalent to 're' in the solfège system

(literary) very small; tiny; minute