| 英寸 | yīng cùn | inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) | |
| 方寸 | fāng cùn | square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm); heart; mind | |
| 寸步难行 | cùn bù nán xíng | unable to move a single step (idiom); to be in an (extremely) difficult situation | |
| 寸草不生 | cùn cǎo bù shēng | lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom); fig. barren | |
| 得寸进尺 | dé cùn jìn chǐ | lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains; give him an inch, and he'll want a mile |
