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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 寸
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 寸 | cùn | - a unit of length - inch - thumb |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 5 | 4,864 | 3,895 | 2,899 |
Character Breakdown:
Radical:
Type:
Ideographic
Hint:
A hand with a dot indicating where the pulse can be felt, about an inch up the wrist
Other Words Containing 寸
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 英寸 | - | - | 3,664 | 3,970 | 8,230 |
| 寸 | - | 5 | 4,864 | 3,895 | 2,899 |
| 尺寸 | - | 4 | 6,466 | 5,323 | 7,722 |
| 手无寸铁 | - | - | 14,254 | 47,141 | 36,017 |
| 得寸进尺 | - | - | 16,310 | 42,538 | 23,107 |
| 寸步不离 | - | - | 21,716 | 50,887 | 48,711 |
| 分寸 | 6 | 9 | 25,061 | 26,449 | 18,115 |
| 寸步难行 | - | - | 35,829 | 41,578 | 30,897 |
| 寸草不生 | - | - | 36,844 | 64,440 | 54,914 |
| 方寸 | - | - | 38,223 | 38,849 | 33,769 |
| 鼠目寸光 | - | - | 44,456 | 78,214 | 49,495 |
| 肝肠寸断 | - | - | 53,530 | 56,846 | 29,477 |
| 寸头 | - | - | 67,983 | 63,220 | 35,621 |
| 寸步不让 | - | - | 70,369 | 80,876 | 77,928 |
| 头寸 | - | - | 77,238 | 14,269 | 41,748 |
| 寸土寸金 | - | - | 83,310 | 50,968 | 64,356 |