寸
- joint;
- inch (a unit of measurement);
- small/little;
- degree of kinship;
Etymology
It is an ideogram composed of the shape of a hand (又) combined with a single stroke.
This stroke represents the location near the wrist where the pulse is felt.
As a unit of length, 寸 historically referred to the length from the wrist to the pulse point on a person's body, which was used as a standard measurement.
Characters with 寸
11 strokes
14 strokes
寸
마디
촌
madi
chon
Kangxi radical:41
Strokes:3
Unicode:U+5BF8
Cangjie input:
- 木戈 (DI)
Composition:
- ⿹ 𬺰 丶
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