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寸 (cùn): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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寸 (cùn): A unit of length equal to one-tenth of a Chinese foot — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6 Writing 6

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How to Use 寸

Common word with 寸

One common HSK word with 寸 is 分寸, meaning "sense of propriety".

分寸 • fēn cun • sense of propriety • HSK 6

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Example Sentences

Tā他

shǒu手

wú无

cùn寸

tiě铁

，

què

Information

Pinyincùn

Meaninga unit of length equal to one-tenth of a Chinese foot

Strokes3

Radical寸

Traditional寸

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#1618

Zhuyinㄘㄨㄣˋ

UnicodeU+5BF8

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fēn分

cun寸

sense of propriety

Common word with 寸

One common HSK word with 寸 is 尺寸, meaning "size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)".

尺寸 • chǐ cùn • size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes) • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

chǐ尺

cùn寸

size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)

却

yǒng勇

gǎn敢

de地

miàn面

duì对

dǎi歹

tú徒

。

He was unarmed but bravely faced the thug.

shuō说

huà话

yào要

dǒng懂

de得

bǎ把

wò握

fēn分

cùn寸

。

One should know how to be tactful when speaking.

qǐng请

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

zhè这

ge个

xiāng箱

zǐ子

de的

chǐ尺

cùn寸

。

Please tell me the size of this box.

Zhè这

tái台

diàn电

shì视

de的

píng屏

mù幕

shì是

wǔ五

shí十

yīng英

cùn寸

de的

。

The screen of this TV is fifty inches.

zhè这

kuài块

bù布

liào料

de的

kuān宽

dù度

shì是

liǎng两

chǐ尺

sān三

cùn寸

。

The width of this piece of fabric is two chi and three cun.

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Characters from the same exam level.

尺chǐa unit of length; ruler
冲chōngto flush; vigorously; on the strength of
愁chóuworry, sorrow, anxiety
除chúget rid of; eliminate; remove
串chuànstring together
闯chuǎngto rush; charge

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Characters pronounced "cun".

忖cǔnguess, suppose, conjecture
村cūnvillage; rural settlement
存cúnstore; keep; survive

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "寸".

尉wèiofficer, military rank
封fēngto seal, to close, to confer
导dǎoto guide, lead, or conduct
寿shòulongevity, long life
寺sìtemple, government office in ancient China
射shèto shoot, to launch, to emit

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