懂中文 Dong Chinese

咫

zhǐ

foot measure of Zhou dynasty

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

Components
尺 meaning component

尺  Meaning component

chǐ, chě

  

traditional Chinese unit of length ~ 1 foot

只 sound component

只  Sound component

zhǐ, zhī

  

only

Evolution

咫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
咫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

咫  

zhǐ

foot measure of Zhou dynasty; 8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty

Most common words with 咫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

近在咫尺

to be almost within reach

咫尺

very close

咫尺天涯

so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

咫

8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty