寸 Stroke Order

寸 [cùn] 名 1. 中国市制长度单位，一尺的十分之一：尺寸。 (A Chinese unit of length, one-tenth of a chi (尺).) 2. 短小：寸土。寸阴（日影移动一寸的时间）。寸心。寸步难行。 (Short and small: e.g. 'inch of soil', 'an inch of shadow' (the time it takes for the sun's shadow to move an inch), 'tiny heart', 'difficult to walk an inch'.) 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 area one inch from the wrist is called "cun kou," shortened 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。 (Character formation: This character is a pictograph. The small seal script shows '又' which resembles a hand, and '一' which indicates one inch from the wrist. "寸" is one of the radicals in Chinese characters, often relating to hands.) 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. The pulse near the wrist is called "cun kou." Ten units together form a whole; therefore, ten units equal "cun".) 2. 《大载礼记·主言》：布指知寸。 (From "Daizi Li Ji": The cloth points to the inch.) 例 寸田(三丹田);寸关尺(中医指寸口、关上、尺中的简称) (Examples: cun tian (three dantians); cun guan chi (in TCM refers to the abbreviations for cun kou, guan shang, and chi).) 形 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 "Tan Sitong Chuan": "You and Mr. Kang held the edict and cried, but the emperor had no control over a single inch, unable to take action.") 例 寸幅(短信);寸旬(极短的时间);寸铁(形容短小的兵器) (Examples: cun fu (text message); cun xun (extremely short period); cun tie (referring to a small 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: e.g. 'an inch of soil is worth fighting for'; 'cun yuan' (a tiny wish); 'cun tian' (referring to the heart's small space, as a metaphor for the heart); 'cun jin' (describing very little progress); 'cun lü' (very little cloth).) 动 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 sticks echoed through the sky, without any clear outcome, just beside an inch.")