Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 尺八
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
eight
尺子chǐziruler (measuring instrument); CL:把[ba3]
尺chǐa Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3]
尺寸chǐcùnsize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
八成bāchéngeighty percent; most probably; most likely
八卦bāguàthe eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]; gossip; gossipy