"chih" meaning in English

See chih in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: chihs [plural]
Etymology: From an irregular romanization of Mandarin 尺 (chǐ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-m|尺}} 尺 (chǐ) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} chih (usually uncountable, plural chihs)
  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of chi Wikipedia link: chih (unit) Tags: alt-of, alternative, obsolete, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: chi Synonyms: ch'ih
    Sense id: en-chih-en-noun-1B1EOBHi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for chih meaning in English (1.0kB)

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