寸

cùnㄘㄨㄣˋ

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HSK 5 TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

1
a unit of length
2
inch
3
thumb

Examples

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她哭得肝腸寸斷。

She cried her heart out.

俗話說：一寸光陰一寸金；可俗話又說：寸金難買寸光陰！

There is a proverb that goes "time is money", but there is another one that goes "money can't buy you time".

Related: 寸

分寸

fēn cun

propriety

尺寸

chǐ cun

size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)

Stroke practice

Practice writing 寸

Characters

simplified script

Use Loop to watch the stroke order repeatedly, or start the quiz to practice drawing the character yourself. Reset clears any ongoing animation or quiz state.