寸 — Chinese character
寸
cùn
inch; small, tiny
- Pinyin
- cùn
- Radical
- 41 ⼨ (Inch)
- Strokes
- 3
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
- Japanese
- 寸 as a kanji
Common words with 寸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尺寸 | chǐ cun | size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety |
| 英寸 | yīng cùn | inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) |
| 手无寸铁 (手無寸鐵) | shǒu wú cùn tiě | lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless |
| 头寸 (頭寸) | tóu cùn | (finance) cash position; position |
| 分寸 | fēn cun | propriety; appropriate behavior |
| 得寸进尺 (得寸進尺) | dé cùn jìn chǐ | lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile |
| 寸步难行 (寸步難行) | cùn bù nán xíng | unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation |
| 方寸 | fāng cùn | square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm); heart |
| 寸步不离 (寸步不離) | cùn bù bù lí | to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to |
| 寸草不生 | cùn cǎo bù shēng | (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation |
| 肝肠寸断 (肝腸寸斷) | gān cháng cùn duàn | lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom); fig. grief-stricken |
| 鼠目寸光 | shǔ mù cùn guāng | short-sighted |
English words written with 寸
寸 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 69
- Mencius 2B.7
- Mencius 4B.7
- Mencius 6A.14
- Mencius 6B.1
- Mencius 6B.2
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
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