咫 Origin — Chinese Character Wiki

zhǐ

foot measure of Zhou dynasty

Phonosemantic compound. 尺 represents the meaning and 只 represents the sound.

Components

尺 Meaning component

chǐ traditional Chinese unit of length ~ 1 foot

只 Sound component

zhǐ, zhī only

Regular Modern

▼ More ▲ Less

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	tsyeX	keʔ	foot (8 inches)
Zhengzhang		kljeʔ

中婦人手長八寸，謂之咫。周尺也。从尺只聲。