cùn = cu + (e)n4
a unit of length / inch / thumb
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寸 character breakdown

= 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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zhǔ = zhu + Ø3
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
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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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Characters with 寸 as component

jiàng = ji + ang4
(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
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qiāng = qi + ang1
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dǎo = d + ao3
to transmit / to lead / to guide / to conduct / to direct
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Words with 寸

to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
see 寸步難行|寸步难行[cun4 bu4 nan2 xing2]
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