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

zhòu = zh + ou4
crupper (harness strap running over a horse's hindquarters and under its tail)
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zhòu = zh + ou4
(bound form) Zhou, pejorative name given posthumously to the last king of the Shang dynasty 商紂王|商纣王[Shang1 Zhou4 wang2] (the name refers to a crupper 紂|纣[zhou4], the piece of horse tack most likely to be soiled by the horse)
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Words with 寸

An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)
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