粍 (zhé) - Millimeter — a unit of length equal to & used in technical and scientific contexts.

粍Tone 2

zhé ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

丈志

粍 · zhé

Millimeter — a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter;

used in technical and scientific contexts.

Millimeter — a unit of length equal toused in technical and scientific contexts.

Usage highlights

millimeter unitmillimeter wavesquare millimetercubic millimetermillimeter precisionmillimeter scale

Synonyms

  • 毫米— millimeter (standard Chinese term)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The thickness is about 2 millimeters (2粍).
  • This precision tool measures in millimeters (粍単位).
  • The wire diameter is 0.5 mm (0.5粍).
  • Japanese engineering often uses millimeter specifications (粍规格).

Collocations

  • millimeter unit(粍単位)
  • millimeter wave(粍波)
  • square millimeter(平方粍)
  • cubic millimeter(立方粍)
  • millimeter precision(粍精度)
  • millimeter scale(粍目盛)

Idioms

  • No specific idioms found for this character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is primarily used in Japanese contexts as a unit of measurement.
  • In Chinese, the standard character for millimeter is 毫米, while 粍 is a Japanese-specific variant.
  • The character demonstrates how Japan adapted Chinese characters for modern measurement units during Meiji era modernization.

FAQ