寸(cùn): a unit of length

HSK 63 strokes

a unit of length

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Character informationHSK 6

Pinyin: cùn
Meaning: a unit of length; inch; thumb
Strokes: 3
HSK level: HSK 6
Traditional: Same

Origin & structureWhere 寸 comes from

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.

Words with 寸most common first

chǐ尺cùn寸

HSK 6

size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)

fēn分cùn寸

HSK 7-9

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

gōng公cùn寸

decimeter

cùn寸kǒu口

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

cùn寸tóu头

(male hair style) crew cut

fāng方cùn寸

square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm)

yīng英cùn寸

inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)

tóu头cùn寸

(finance) cash position; position

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