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

shè = sh + e4
to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)
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= s + Ø4
Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)
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shòu = sh + ou4
long life / old age / age / life / birthday / funerary / a surname
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Words with 寸

(idiom) not to yield an inch
see 寸陰|寸阴[cun4 yin1]
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
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