寸

A unit of length in Chinese: 寸 (cùn)

cùn

a unit of length

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Definitions

  1. 1a unit of length
  2. 2inch
  3. 3thumb

Stroke order

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寸

Zhuyin

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ㄘㄨㄣˋ

cùn

ㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这块布只有几寸长。

    zhè kuài bù zhǐ yǒu jǐ cùn cháng。

    This piece of cloth is only a few inches long.

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Related words

尺寸

chǐ cun

size

分寸

fēn cun

propriety

达成

dá chéng

to reach (an agreement)

答

dá

to answer

答复

dá fù

to answer

打包

dǎ bāo

to wrap

打击

dǎ jī

to hit

打架

dǎ jià

to fight

大胆

dà dǎn

brazen

大都

dà dōu

for the most part

大纲

dà gāng

synopsis

大伙儿

dà huǒ r

erhua variant of 大伙

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