| 咫 | |||
| foot measure of Zhou dynasty | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading | zhǐ | Cantonese reading | zi2 |
| Japanese on reading | shi | Japanese kun reading | ta |
| Korean reading | ci | Vietnamese reading | |
| 咫 | |||
| foot measure of Zhou dynasty | |||
| Radical | 口 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 6 | Total Strokes | 9 |
| Mandarin reading | zhǐ | Cantonese reading | zi2 |
| Japanese on reading | shi | Japanese kun reading | ta |
| Korean reading | ci | Vietnamese reading | |
| 咫 | [ zhǐ ] 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty |
| 咫尺 | [ zhǐ chǐ ] very close, very near |
| 咫尺天涯 | [ zhǐ chǐ tiān yá ] so close, yet worlds apart (idiom) |
| ⇒ 近在咫尺 | [ jìn zaì zhǐ chǐ ] to be almost within reach, to be close at hand |