Memory phrase for the character: 寸

寸

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Meaning

measure, length, SUN=3.03 cm

Pronunciation

SUN

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

寸 skillful handImage 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. The mnemonics use it as "skillful hand" and partly as "to measure".




 Vocabulary

寸前に すんぜんに  just before..., shortly before ...
寸法 すんぽう  measurement, size, dimension
寸断 すんだん  cutting or tearing to pieces
寸分 すんぷん  a tiny bit

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