Radical 41

寸
40 ⼧ ◄	41	► ⼩ 42
Pinyin :	cùn (= thumb, inch)
Zhuyin :	ㄘ ㄨ ㄣ ˋ
Hiragana :	す ん sun
Kanji :	寸 sun (inch)
Hangul :	마디
Sinocorean :	촌
Codepoint :	U + 5BF8
Stroke sequence :

The radical 41 with the meaning thumb and customs is one of 31 traditional radicals of Chinese characters , consisting of three strokes.

The seal form of 寸 shows a hand with a line underneath. The distance between the two stands for a unit of length 寸 (inch, approx. 2.54 cm). In traditional Chinese medicine there is the 寸口 脉 cunkou pulse, which is measured one 寸 away from the hand.

Character compounds ruled by radical 41

thumb

Strokes	character
+ 00	寸
+ 02	对
+ 03	寺 寻 导
+ 04	寽 対 寿
+ 05	尀
+ 06	封 専
+ 07	尃 射 尅 将
+ 08	將 專 尉
+ 09	尊 尋 尌
+11	對
+13	導

In the Unicode block Kangxi radicals , radical 41 is coded under the code point number 12.072 (U + 2F28).

literature

• Edoardo Fazzioli : Painted Words. 214 Chinese characters - from picture to concept . Marixverlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3-937715-34-7 , p. 241 .

For detailed references, see List of Traditional Radicals: Literature

Web links

Commons : Radikal 41  - Graphic representations of Radikal 41

• Xiù cai.oai.de (PDF; 1.72 MB) Explanation of Radikal 41 on page 23