1 very close

2 very near

1 one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜|工尺谱[gōng chě pǔ]

1 size

2 dimension

3 measurement

1 meter (unit of length)

1 rule

2 ruler (measuring instrument)

3 classifier: 把 bǎ

1 three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day

1 so close, yet worlds apart (idiom)

1 to drool (over) (idiom)

2 to yearn for

3 to covet

4 to crave

1 lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains

2 give him an inch, and he'll want a mile

1 lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)

2 fig. trouble arising unexpectedly