Mnemonic comic for 寸

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]

size / dimension / measurement

to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to

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

unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation

lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren

(male hair style) crew cut / butch cut

land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)

(idiom) not to yield an inch

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

oversize (baggage, cargo etc)

lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) / fig. free time is to be treasured

lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom) / fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab

decimeter

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

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)

see 寸陰|寸阴[cun4 yin1]

see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]