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

xún = xu + (e)n2
guò = gu + o4
to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-
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guò = gu + o4
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Words with 寸

lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
abbr. for 尺有所短,寸有所長|尺有所短,寸有所长[chi3 you3 suo3 duan3 , cun4 you3 suo3 chang2]
cun (Chinese unit of length equal to ⅓ decimeter)
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