Radical 寸 – Inch

Pinyin: cùn
Strokes: 3 strokes
Variants: None

Meaning

Inch, Chinese inch, small

Memory tipA hand with a dot at the wrist – where the pulse is taken, one "inch". Characters with 寸 relate to measuring, rules and hand actions: 对 (correct), 封 (seal), 射 (shoot), 导 (guide).

HSK characters with 寸 (10)

By HSK level – tap to practise writing

对duìHSK 1
封fēngHSK 2
导dǎoHSK 3
将jiāngHSK 3
寸cùnHSK 4
寻

Other 3-stroke radicals

口Mouth
囗Enclosure
土Earth
士Scholar
夂Go slowly
夊Go slowly
夕Evening
大Big

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Radical 寸 – Inch

HSK characters with 寸 (10)

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