寸
Character
a Chinese unit of length, a little more than one inch
- Radical
- 寸 (itself)
- Strokes
- 3
- Traditional
- 寸
- Frequency
- #1759 most common character
Meaning
cùn
cun4- a Chinese unit of length, a little more than one inch
- size (as in 尺寸, how big or small something is)
Examples
你要几寸的照片？
nǐ yào jǐ cùn de zhào piàn
What size photo do you want?
AI-generated sentence
这条鱼有三寸长。
zhè tiáo yú yǒu sān cùn cháng
This fish is three inches long.
AI-generated sentence
这个箱子尺寸太大。
zhè ge xiāng zi chǐ cùn tài dà
This box's size is too big.
AI-generated sentence
Stroke order
All 3 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 寸
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Words with 寸
See all 37 →寸口cùn kǒulocation on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCMWord寸头cùn tóu(male hair style) crew cutWord
寸晷cùn guǐa very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)See 寸阴WordUnreviewed
寸脉cùn màipulse taken at the wrist (TCM)Word寸阴cùn yīna very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)Word寸口脉cùn kǒu màipulse taken at the wrist (TCM)Word寸土寸金cùn tǔ cùn jīnland is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)Word寸步不离cùn bù bù líto follow sb closely (idiom)Word寸步不让cùn bù bù ràng(idiom) not to yield an inchWord寸步难行cùn bù nán xíngunable to move a single step (idiom)Word寸草不生cùn cǎo bù shēng(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetationWord