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寸
cùn
1. a unit of length
2. inch
3. thumb
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
HSK 6 3 丶

Compound Words (20)

英寸
yīngcùn
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
尺寸
chǐcun
size
寸口
cùnkǒu
location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
公寸
gōngcùn
decimeter
寸脉
cùnmài
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
分寸
fēncun
propriety
HSK 6
寸阴
cùnyīn
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
寸晷
cùnguǐ
see [[寸陰|寸阴<cùnyīn>]]
头寸
tóucùn
money market
方寸
fāngcùn
square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)
没分寸
méifēncùn
inappropriate
寸口脉
cùnkǒumài
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
量尺寸
liángchǐcùn
to measure sb's height
惜寸阴
xīcùnyīn
to cherish every moment
鼠目寸光
shǔmùcùnguāng
short-sighted
寸步不离
cùnbùbùlí
to follow somebody closely; to keep close to (idiom)
寸步难移
cùnbùnányí
see [[寸步難行|寸步难行<cùnbùnánxíng>]]
寸步难行
cùnbùnánxíng
unable to move a single step (idiom)
寸草不生
cùncǎobùshēng
lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom)
尺寸过大
chǐcunguòdà
oversize (baggage, cargo etc)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,903
Word Frequency Rank
3,899 of 84,292
Radical Number
41

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