尺 Traditional form: 尺 Pinyin (reading): chě Definitions: one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜/工尺谱 (gōngchěpǔ) Characters: 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft. Traditional characters: 尺 - ruler, tape-measure; unit of length, about 1 ft.