Definition
寸 (cùn) is a traditional Chinese unit of length, equal to about 3.33 cm (1/10 of a Chinese foot). It is used as a classifier (measure word) after numbers, e.g., 一寸 (yī cùn 'one cun').
classifier
Chinese inch (approx. 3.33 cm, 1/10 of a Chinese foot)
Easily confused
- 存cúnsound-aliketo deposit (money in a bank)
- 村cūnsound-alikevillage
Examples
- 寸。Zhè kuài bù cháng yí cùn.This piece of cloth is one cun long.
- 寸。Nà miàn qiáng kuān sān cùn.That wall is three cun wide.
- 寸。Tā tāo chū sān cùn cháng de dīngzi.He took out a three-cun-long nail.
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