a unit of length / inch / thumb

= + + : Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".

寸 character breakdown

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

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]

This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.

Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]

Mnemonic symbol: 亅 looks like a crowbar. Zeus (ju) is bored and presses all the buttons next to the elevator kitchen's (e2) door with his crowbar (亅).

Characters with 寸 as component

right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple

= + : Doggy Dog is preparing for a boxing battle in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. He wears his boxing gloves and thumbs up to himself, reassuring himself that he'll knock out his opponent easily.
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
to desire / to invite / to request
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
to state to, to announce

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a bulletin board.

Ivan Pavlov (甫) pinned an announcement (尃) to the bulletin board (尃) in front of the space station (Ø1). He announces to start a new course about education for foxes. Frieda Fox (fu) is quite sceptical, so Ivan tries to convince her by giving her the thumbs up (寸).
Character component without intrinsic meaning
surname Guan
to put on a hat / to be first / to dub

= + + : After a long day of work Gitta Giraffe (gu) empties her hat (冠) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), puts the coins (元) in her pocket and puts the hat on (冠). She tosses the cooking top (冖) in a corner and gives herself the thumbs up (寸).
hat / crown / crest / cap

= + + : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is busking in front of the anthill (an1). She has a hat (冠) lying in front of her, but the hat is protected by a cooking top (冖). Many passersby give her the thumbs up (寸) or put some coins (元) into her hat.
senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a wise old honorable sage.

Zapatista Zebra (zu) asks a honorable sage (尊) and a chieftain (酋) whether or not he should continue his path in front of the encampment ((e)n1). The chieftain gives him the thumbs up (寸), but the sage holds his thumb down.
military officer

= + + : Willy Walrus (w) wants to join the navy and has to proof his skills to a lieutenant (尉) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is throwing a guideon (示) very skilfully. The lieutenant doesn't know that an invisible ghost (尸) is helping Willy by moving the guideon appropriately while it is in mid-air though.
surname Wei

= + + : Willy Walrus (w) wants to join the navy and has to proof his skills to a lieutenant (尉) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is throwing a guideon (示) very skilfully. The lieutenant doesn't know that an invisible ghost (尸) is helping Willy by moving the guideon appropriately while it is in mid-air though.

Words with 寸

to follow sb closely (idiom) / to keep close to
propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms
(idiom) not to yield an inch
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) / fig. free time is to be treasured
pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)
see 寸陰|寸阴[cun4 yin1]
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

Sentences with 寸

寸 currently does not appear in any sentence.