寸
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Pictograph of a hand with a line marking a spot on the wrist. In traditional Chinese medicine this spot on the wrist where the pulse can be taken is called the 寸口.
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Historical Evolution
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
寸 [cùn]
a unit of length; inch; thumb
Japanese
noun
- sun (approx. 3 cm)
- length; measurement
- shortness; tininess
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (63)
英寸 [yīngcùn] #3,664
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
尺寸 [chǐcun] #6,466
size
手无寸铁 [shǒuwúcùntiě] #14,254
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
手无寸铁 [shǒuwúcùntiě] #14,254
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
头寸 [tóucùn] #13,119
money market
头寸 [tóucùn] #13,119
money market
得寸进尺 [décùnjìnchǐ] #16,310
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
得寸进尺 [décùnjìnchǐ] #16,310
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
分寸 [fēncun] #25,061
propriety
寸步不离 [cùnbùbùlí] #21,716
to follow sb closely (idiom)
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JAPANESE WORDS (89)
⭐ 寸前 [すんぜん] #3,506
just before
⭐ 寸法 [すんぽう] #14,837
measurement
寸分 [すんぶん] #25,721
tiny bit
採寸 [さいすん] #27,042
taking measurements
⭐ 寸断 [すんだん] #31,842
cutting to pieces
寸止め [すんどめ] #32,911
stopping just before
寸分違わぬ [すんぶんたがわぬ] #42,635
exactly the same
崩壊寸前 [ほうかいすんぜん] #44,555
on the brink of collapse
ちょっと見 [ちょっとみ] #44,646
look
寸分違わず [すんぶんたがわず] #45,725
without the least difference
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