TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
寸
ㄘㄨㄣˋ · cùn
noun — an inch; a tiny measure
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A hand (又) with a short stroke (一) set just below the wrist — the spot where the pulse beats, one inch from the palm. The graph fixes that small measure: 尺寸、寸步.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
在手腕（又）下一寸的地方點一筆（一）——脈就在這兒跳。
A stroke (一) marked one inch below the wrist (又) — right where the pulse beats.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)寸— an inch常用
→尺寸— dimensions, measurement
⇒寸步— a tiny step, the least distance
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension