寸
寸 HSK 5 進階級 · Level 3
- a unit of length
- inch
- thumb
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 寸 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
- 寸 radical 寸
Example sentences
- 得寸进尺。 Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
- 我自有分寸。 I know what I'm doing.
- 他比我高两寸。 He is two inches taller than I am.
- 她哭得肝腸寸斷。 She cried her heart out.
- 他比我高三英寸。 He's three inches taller than I am.
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