| cùn | a unit of length/inch/thumb |
| 寸 | a unit of length inch thumb |
| 寸丝不挂 | not a stitch of clothing on |
| 寸函 | A short letter. |
| 寸刻 | A very short period of time |
| 寸功 | small achievement |
| 寸劲儿 | coincidence; appropriate strength |
| 寸口 | location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in traditional Chinese medicine |
| 寸口脉 | pulse taken at the wrist (in traditional Chinese medicine) |
| 寸土 | inch of land |
| 寸土必争 | fight for every inch of land |
| 寸头 | brush cut |
| 寸心 | feeling |
| 寸断 | rend |
| 寸木岑楼 | there is a vast difference between the two; as a short pole compared with the pointed gable of a high building; far apart |
| 寸楷 | regular script in one-cun-size characters |
| 寸步 | a single step; a tiny step |
| 寸步不离 | to follow somebody closely; to keep close to (idiom) |
| 寸步不让 | not yield an inch; not to yield an inch |
| 寸步难行 | stumble at every step; unable to do anything |
| 寸脉 | pulse taken at the wrist (in traditional Chinese medicine) |