How to write 咫

咫 [zhǐ] 名 1. An ancient Chinese unit of length (in the Zhou Dynasty, it referred to eight cun, equivalent to 6.22 current Chinese inches). 如: 咫尺 (zhǐchǐ) - The unit itself. 引 1. 《说文》: A woman's hand length of eight cun is called 咫, Zhou measure. 2. 《左传·僖公九年》: The majesty of heaven does not violate a distance of one 咫尺. 3. 《国语·晋语》: I cannot walk even 咫 (means I can't walk). 4. 《国语·楚语》: It is known to have no 咫. Note: "indicates few." 例 如: 咫尺之书 (letter or correspondence). 形 1. Metaphor for a very close distance ([En.] close). 引 1. 《周书·太子》: Jin sees the road as 咫. Note: "metaphor for proximity." 2. 《吕氏春秋》: One does not diminish his body, nor harm his shape; this can be called filial piety. A gentleman does not take short咫 steps and forgets it. 例 如: 咫步 (short distance); 咫见 (shallow understanding); 咫书 (known as 咫尺之书); 咫尺千里 (although close at a 咫, it feels a thousand miles apart; describes difficulty in moving or meeting); 咫只天颜 (close to the emperor's visage; also refers to the emperor's face).