咫 = 尺 + 只

咫 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “foot measure of zhou dynasty”. It is built from 尺 (chinese measure approx. 'foot') and 只 (only).

Keyword: foot measure of zhou dynasty
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhǐ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: ножка династии чжоу

Decomposition

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尺 chinese measure approx. 'foot'
只 only

How to find 咫 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “chinese measure approx. 'foot'” + “only”. 咫 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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