Keyword
inch
- small
- tiny
- Frequency
- #1798
- Strokes
- 3
Readings
cùn
Mnemonic
A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
Stroke order
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
尺寸
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
英寸
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
寸
a unit of length; inch; thumb
手无寸铁
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
头寸
(finance) cash position; position
分寸
propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms
得寸进尺
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
unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
方寸
square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm); heart; mind
寸步不离
to follow sb closely (idiom); to keep close to
寸草不生
(idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
肝肠寸断
lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom); fig. grief-stricken
鼠目寸光
short-sighted
寸土寸金
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
寸步不让
(idiom) not to yield an inch
三寸不烂之舌
to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab
寸头
(male hair style) crew cut; butch cut
三寸金莲
(historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)
量尺寸
to take sb's measurements
方寸大乱
(idiom) to become agitated; to get worked up
柔肠寸断
lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short; broken-hearted (idiom)
寸口
location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
一寸光阴一寸金
(saying) time is precious