Mnemonic comic for 寸
Mnemonic
Kitty Cat is playing with a petal leaf in the encampment's bathroom. She's keeping it in the air by hitting it with a flute and a crowbar. It's so much fun that she thinks to herself "thumbs up".
寸 character breakdown
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3) / see also 點|点[dian3]
This character shall be represented by a petal (丶) when appearing in other characters.
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
Julian Giant Squid (zhu) is napping in the space station's living room (Ø3) and hugging a petal (丶).
Characters with 寸 as component
right / correct / couple / pair / towards / at / for / to face / opposite / to treat (sb a certain way) / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / classifier: couple
right; correct / towards; at; for / concerning; regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite; facing; matching / to match together; to adjust / to fit; to suit / to answer; to reply / to add; to pour in (a fluid) / to check; to compare / classifier: couple; pair
will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead
to confer / to grant / to bestow a title / to seal / classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters
封
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圭
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寸
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Frankenstein's Monster (f) received a grant (封) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). The grant gives him the funds to continue his research about excavating jade tablets (圭) in the area. The grant itself has also been inscribed into a jade tablet (圭). At the same time he is also conferred the title of "master excavator". This saves Frankenstein's scientific career, so he happily thumbs up (寸).
surname Feng
封
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圭
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寸
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Frankenstein's Monster (f) received a grant (封) in front of the engine ((e)ng1). The grant gives him the funds to continue his research about excavating jade tablets (圭) in the area. The grant itself has also been inscribed into a jade tablet (圭). At the same time he is also conferred the title of "master excavator". This saves Frankenstein's scientific career, so he happily thumbs up (寸).
to state to, to announce
尃
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寸
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甫
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Mnemonic symbol: a bulletin board.
Ivan Pavlov (甫) pinned an announcement (尃) to the bulletin board (尃) in front of the space station (Ø1). He announces to start a new course about education for foxes. Frieda Fox (fu) is quite sceptical, so Ivan tries to convince her by giving her the thumbs up (寸).
Ivan Pavlov (甫) pinned an announcement (尃) to the bulletin board (尃) in front of the space station (Ø1). He announces to start a new course about education for foxes. Frieda Fox (fu) is quite sceptical, so Ivan tries to convince her by giving her the thumbs up (寸).
Character component without intrinsic meaning
senior / of a senior generation / to honor / to respect / honorific / classifier for cannons and statues / ancient wine vessel
surname Wei
尉
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尸
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示
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寸
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Willy Walrus (w) wants to join the navy and has to proof his skills to a lieutenant (尉) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is throwing a guideon (示) very skilfully. The lieutenant doesn't know that an invisible ghost (尸) is helping Willy by moving the guideon appropriately while it is in mid-air though.
military officer
尉
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尸
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示
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寸
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Willy Walrus (w) wants to join the navy and has to proof his skills to a lieutenant (尉) in the Eiffel Tower's bathroom (ei4). He is throwing a guideon (示) very skilfully. The lieutenant doesn't know that an invisible ghost (尸) is helping Willy by moving the guideon appropriately while it is in mid-air though.
Words with 寸
unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation
An ounce of gold can't buy you an interval of time (idiom); Money can't buy you time. / Time is precious.
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom) / fig. free time is to be treasured
lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom) / fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
to have a silver tongue / to have the gift of the gab
Sentences with 寸
寸 currently does not appear in any sentence.