cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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How to pronounce 寸

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= cu initial

Cu is for Kitty Cat.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

寸 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= y + Ø1
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
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jué = ju + e2
"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]
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zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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Characters with 寸 as component

shí = sh + Ø2
old variant of 時|时[shi2]
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shí = sh + Ø2
o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period
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shè = sh + e4
old variant of 射[she4]
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Words with 寸

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inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes) / (coll.) propriety
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless

Sentences with 寸

寸 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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cùn

a unit of length / inch / thumb

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