Etymology

ch'ih

Mandarin 尺
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from尺
  2. English todaych'ih

From Mandarin 尺 (chǐ), Wade–Giles romanization: chʻih³.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin尺 all →

chi

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.