Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 寸
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寸 |
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Meaning |
measure, length, SUN=3.03 cm |
Pronunciation |
SUN
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Explanation |
Originally a hand with a pulse (The radical is derived from measuring and understood as "skillful hand".) |
Mnemonic
| From the pulse to the hand is one Sun. |
Radicals
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寸
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skillful hand | (Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 SUN = 3.03 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand" and partly also "to measure".) |
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Vocabulary
| 寸前に |
すんぜんに |
just before..., shortly before ... | | 寸法 |
すんぽう |
measurement, size, dimension |
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