How to write 寸

寸 [cùn] 名词 1. 中国市制长度单位，一尺的十分之一。 (A unit of length in the Chinese measurement system, one-tenth of a chi.) 2. 短小。 (Very short.) 3. 姓。 (A surname.) 本义: 中医切脉，称距离手腕一寸长的部位为“寸口”，简称“寸” (Original meaning: In traditional Chinese medicine, the point one inch from the wrist is called "cunkou," abbreviated to "cun.") 造字法: 指事。小篆字形，从又，从一。“又”象手形，“一”指下手腕一寸之处。“寸”是汉字部首之一，从“寸”的字往往与“手”有关。 (Phonetic construction: A pictographic character; the small seal script character is made of 'you' and 'yi.' 'You' represents a hand shape, and 'yi' refers to the point one inch below the wrist. "Cun" is a radical often related to "hand.") 引: 1. 《说文》：寸，十分也。人手却一寸，动脉谓之寸口。按，十发为程，而当一分，十分为寸。 (From "Shuowen": Cun means one-tenth. A finger's distance from the hand's end is called "cunkou," with ten segments equating to a standard unit of measure.) 2. 《大载礼记·主言》：布指知寸。 3. 《公羊传·僖公三十一年》：肤寸而合。 例: 寸田(三丹田); 寸关尺(中医指寸口、关上、尺中的简称) (Examples: Cun fields [three dantians]; cun guan chi [abbreviations in traditional medicine for cunkou, guan shang, and chi zhong].) 长度单位，1/10尺为一寸，古代计量长度单位的标准不同，寸的具体数值也有差异。 (A unit of length, one-tenth of a chi; in ancient times, standards for measuring length varied, so the exact value of a cun also differed.) 引: 1. 《后汉书·列女传》：一丝而累，以至于寸，累寸不已，遂成丈匹。 2. 例: 寸男尺女(一男半女)。又指用于针灸取穴中的相对长度单位，如两乳头之间是8寸。 (Examples: Cun nan chi nu [one male, half female]. It also refers to relative length units used in acupuncture, such as the distance between two nipples being 8 cun.) 引: 1. 脐下3寸是关元。 形容词 1. 引申为极短。 (Extended meaning: Very short.) 引: 1. 梁启超《谭嗣同传》：君与康先生捧诏恸哭，而皇上手无寸柄，无所为计。 (From Liang Qichao's "Biography of Tan Sitong": In despair, you brought up a decree, but the Emperor had no thin slice of power to act.) 2. 例: 寸幅(短信); 寸旬(极短的时间); 寸铁(形容短小的兵器)。 (Examples: cun fu [short message]; cun xun [very short time]; cun tie [short weapon].) 2. 形容极小的。 (Describing something very small.) 例: 如: 寸土必争; 寸愿(微小的心愿); 寸田(人胸中方寸之地。用以比喻心); 寸进(形容进步极少); 寸缕(极少的布制)。 (Examples: Cun tu bi zheng [every inch of land must be contested]; cun yuan [a tiny wish]; cun tian [a small space in one's heart, metaphorically for mindset]; cun jin [describing minimal progress]; cun lü [minimal fabric made].) 动词 协助 (Assist.) 引: 1. 《西游记》：两条棍响振天关，不见输赢皆傍寸。 (From "Journey to the West": The two staffs rang out loud, with no clear winner as they stood beside each other.)