寸

a unit of length / inch / thumb

寸 = 一 + 亅 + 丶 : 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

寸
- 一
- 丶
- 亅

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

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.

丶

zhǔ = zhu + Ø3

"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).

亅

jué = ju + e2

"vertical stroke with hook" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 6) / see also 豎鉤|竖钩[shu4 gou1]

Mnemonic symbol: 亅 looks like a crowbar. Zeus (ju) is bored and presses all the buttons next to the elevator kitchen's (e2) door with his crowbar (亅).

Characters with 寸 as component

冠

gua̅n = gu + an1

hat / crown / crest / cap

冠 = 冖 + 元 + 寸 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) is busking in front of the anthill (an1). She has a hat (冠) lying in front of her, but the hat is protected by a cooking top (冖). Many passersby give her the thumbs up (寸) or put some coins (元) into her hat.

冠

guàn = gu + an4

to put on a hat / to be first / to dub

冠 = 冖 + 元 + 寸 : After a long day of work Gitta Giraffe (gu) empties her hat (冠) in the anthill's bathroom (an4), puts the coins (元) in her pocket and puts the hat on (冠). She tosses the cooking top (冖) in a corner and gives herself the thumbs up (寸).

守

shǒu = sh + ou3

to guard / to defend / to keep watch / to abide by the law / to observe (rules or ritual) / nearby / adjoining

守 = 宀 + 寸 : Sherlock Holmes just graduated from police school and stands guard in the outhouse. Still wearing his graduation cap and carrying a huge shield, he's protecting the outhouse's art. The visitors are a bit afraid of him, so he thumbs up to show them that there's no danger from him.

寻

尋

xún = xu + (e)n2

to search / to look for / to seek

寻 = 寸 + 彐 : Mnemonic symbol: a dowsing rod 寻水术. Not to be confused with 丫!

Xu Xian (xu) built a new dowsing rod (寻) which he tests just inside the Erechtheion's entrance ((e)n2). He prepared a huge pig snout (彐) of which he filled one nostril with water and one with wine. To his satisfaction, the dowsing rod reacts only to the wine, so he thumbs up (寸) satisfied. He'll go and search (寻) more wine with it immediately.

过

過

guò = gu + o4

to cross / to go over / to pass (time) / to celebrate (a holiday) / to live / to get along / excessively / too-

过 = 寸 + 辶 : Gitta Giraffe is trying out her new gladiator sandals in the observatory's bathroom. She's even able to cross a puddle of water with them by just walking on the water, so thumbs up for her!

过

過

guo = gu + o5

(experienced action marker)

过

過

guò = gu + o4

surname Guo

对

對

duì = du + ei4

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

对

對

duì = du + ei4

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

对 = 又 + 寸 : Doggy Dog is preparing for a boxing battle in the bathroom of the Eiffel Tower. He wears his boxing gloves and thumbs up to himself, reassuring himself that he'll knock out his opponent easily.

将

將

jia̅ng = ji + ang1

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])

将

將

qia̅ng = qi + ang1

to desire / to invite / to request

将

將

jiàng = ji + ang4

(bound form) a general / (literary) to command; to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

将

將

jiàng = ji + ang4

general / commander-in-chief (military) / king (chess piece) / to command / to lead

将 = 丬 + 夕 + 寸 : The chess king (将) is commanding (将) his bats (夕) to attack Joan of Arc (ji) with sawdust (丬) in the anglepod's bathroom (ang4) to punish her for her sins. He gives the command by showing the thumbs up (寸) sign.

㝵

dé = d + e2

to obtain / old variant of 得[de2]

㝵 = 旦 + 寸 : Symbol for "obtain": A genie from a magic lamp who lets you get everything you want to obtain.

㝵 = 旦 + 寸 : Just inside the elevator's kitchen, Don Quixote asks a genie from a magic lamp to fulfil his only wish: a big mug of coffee to start the day. The genie gives him the thumbs up and hands him a big coffee mug.

㝵

ài = Ø + ai4

variant of 礙|碍[ai4]

㝵

dé = d + e2

to obtain (old variant of 得[de2])

寸

寸 character breakdown

Characters with 寸 as component

Words with 寸

Sentences with 寸