寸(cùn)

HSK 43 strokes

a unit of length

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Character information

Pinyin
cùn
Meaning
a unit of length; inch; thumb
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 寸 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph

A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

How to write 寸 step by step

3 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with 寸

Common words using 寸 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chǐ尺cùn寸
HSK 4

size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)

Open 尺寸 page →
fēn分cùn寸
HSK 7-9

propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms

Open 分寸 page →
gōng公cùn寸

decimeter

Open 公寸 page →
cùn寸kǒu口

location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM

Open 寸口 page →
cùn寸tǔ土cùn寸jīn金

land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)

Open 寸土寸金 page →
cùn寸bù步bù不ràng让

(idiom) not to yield an inch

Open 寸步不让 page →
cùn寸bù步bù不lí离

to follow sb closely (idiom)

Open 寸步不离 page →
cùn寸bù步nán难yí移

see 寸步难行

Open 寸步难移 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 寸’s common words

尺分公口土金步不

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