yīngcùn
吋
inch
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
inch (unit of length)
archaicA traditional or archaic character for the unit 'inch'. In modern usage, the preferred character is '英寸'. This character is also sometimes pronounced as 'cùn' when used as a variant.
Zhè这
kuài块
píng屏
mù幕
shì是
shí十
èr二
yīng吋
cùn的
。
This screen is twelve inches.
Jiù旧
shū书
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
'
yīng吋
'
cùn表
biǎo示
shì英
yīng寸
。
Old books often used '吋' to mean inch.