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寸

cùn

inch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41

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Strokes
3
Radical
寸
HSK
4
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 我自有分寸。

    Wǒ zì yǒu fēn cun

    I know what I'm doing.

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  • 他比我高两寸。

    Tā bǐ wǒ gāo liǎng cùn

    He is two inches taller than I am.

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  • 他比我高三英寸。

    Tā bǐ wǒ gāo sān yīng cùn

    He's three inches taller than I am.

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  • 我比你高三英寸。

    Wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo sān yīng cùn

    I'm three inches taller than you.

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Words containing 寸

  • 尺寸chǐ cun 3–5size; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes); (coll.) propriety
  • 寸cùn 4a unit of length; inch; thumb
  • 分寸fēn cun 1–5propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms