寸

量尺寸

liáng chǐ cùn

to take sb's measurements

头寸

tóu cùn

(finance) cash position; position

鼠目寸光

shǔ mù cùn guāng

short-sighted

一寸光阴一寸金

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn

(saying) time is precious

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴

yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn

lit. an interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time (saying)

三寸不烂之舌

sān cùn bù làn zhī shé

to have a silver tongue

三寸金莲

sān cùn jīn lián

(historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)

公寸

gōng cùn

decimeter

分寸

fēn cun

propriety

寸阴

cùn yīn

a very brief period of time (lit. the time it takes for a shadow to move an inch)

寸口

cùn kǒu

location on wrist over the radial artery where pulse is taken in TCM

寸口脉

cùn kǒu mài

pulse taken at the wrist (TCM)