寸

Pinyin: cùn

a unit of length; inch; thumb

🏮 Chinese HSK 6 measure word

Example sentence

他比我高两寸。

Tā bǐ wǒ gāo liǎng cùn.

He is two inches taller than I am.

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What 寸 means

寸 (cùn) is an Chinese word meaning “a unit of length; inch; thumb”. It appears in the HSK 6 collection.

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Words and levels: HSK Examination Syllabus (2025), Center for Language Education and Cooperation · meanings: CC-CEDICT · example sentences: Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR) · Dictionary-derived data: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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