寸 cùn

1. cùn measure word a unit of length; inch; thumb
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: Equal to 10 分 in the Chinese Market System (Guoyu '寸' n 1; Unihan '寸')
2. cùn noun Kangxi radical 41
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7; Guoyu '寸' n 4; Unihan '寸')
3. cùn noun location on wrist where pulse is taken
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Chinese Medicine
   Notes: Short for 寸口 (Guoyu '寸' n 2)
4. cùn adjective small; tiny
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '寸')
5. cùn proper noun Cun
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '寸' n 3)
6. cùn noun inch; thumb; aṅgula
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: aṅgula, Japanese: sun, or: sun (BCSD '寸', p. 391; MW 'aṅgula'; SH '寸', p. 98; Unihan '寸')

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• 名士志四海 古人惜寸阴(名士志四海 古人惜寸陰) The noble man sets his heart on the world; The ancient sages set their minds on time.
• 方寸 square cun; heart; mind ; Mind
• 百千法门　同归方寸(百千法門　同歸方寸) A Hundred, and Thousand Teachings; All Lead Back to the Same Mind
• 心有尺寸 Always Know Your Place
• 千年事业方寸内 万里干坤心怀中(千年事業方寸內 萬里乾坤心懷中) Timeless accomplishment found in knowing one's place; Boundless world discovered in one's aspirations.
• 英雄志四海 学士惜寸阴(英雄志四海 學士惜寸陰) The brave sets his heart on the world; The learned scholar sets his mind on time.
• 心源无风雨 古人惜寸阴(心源無風雨 古人惜寸陰) At the heart's source lies neither wind nor rain; As per the ancients, time is priceless.
• 英雄志四海 古人惜寸阴(英雄志四海 古人惜寸陰) The brave sets his heart on the world; The ancient sage set his mind on time.
• 寸钉入木(寸釘入木) with small amount of concentration, to become like a tree
• 寸铁入木(寸鐵入木) with small amount of concentration, to become like a tree

Also contained in

寸土必争 、 寸草 、 公寸 、 寸草不留 、 寸部 、 英寸 、 寸脉 、 惜寸阴 、 鼠目寸光 、 尺短寸长 、 一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴 、 寸金难买寸光阴 、 方寸已乱 、 头寸 、 量尺寸 、 寸步难行 、 寸步不让 、 柔肠寸断 、 寸土寸金 、 寸草不生 、 标准尺寸 、 寸口脉 、 三寸不烂之舌 、 寸阴 、 手无寸铁 、 寸土 、 尺寸 、 尺有所短，寸有所长 、 聊表寸心 、 寸口 、 得寸进尺 、 一寸光阴一寸金 、 肝肠寸断 、 寸步不离 、 尺寸过大 、 没分寸 、 方寸大乱 、 分寸 、 寸甲不留 、 寸头 、 市寸

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• Scroll 1: Do not Bicker - Appropriate Behavior 卷一　不要計較 分寸 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 5 - Doing Battle with Yourself 《人間萬事5－向自己宣戰》 — count: 4
• Inscriptions - 銘 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 3
• Scroll 3: Use Your Time for Good - A Token of One's Feelings 卷三　善用時間 聊表寸心 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 4 - Another Kind of Art 《人間萬事4－另類的藝術》 — count: 3
• Shi Poetry - Pentasyllabic 詩 ■五言 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 3
• Poetic Essays 賦 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 3
• Discussing Chan 談禪 Humanistic Buddhism Series 9 - Study of the Chan and Pure Land Schools 《人間佛教系列9－禪學與淨土》 — count: 2
• My Establishing Buddhist Places of Practice in Australia and New Zealand 我在澳紐開創佛教道場 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 10 - Places of Practice 2 《百年佛緣10－道場篇2》 — count: 2
• 1972 Letter for Spring Festival 1972年新春告白 Letters for Spring Festival (A Letter to Dharma Friends) 《新春告白（致護法朋友們的一封信）》 — count: 2
• The Subjective and Objective in Buddhism - Part 4: The Three Thousand Realms are within One Moment of Thought 佛教的主觀與客觀 第四篇　一念三千 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 2
• Hsing Yun Diary 2 - Inventing a Comprehensive Life: The Present Undertaking 星雲日記２～創造全面的人生 當下承擔(1989/11/1~11/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 2