Etymograph

English

cun

Cun comes from Chinese 寸.

  1. Chinesemodern寸1cùn
  2. Englishtodaycun1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English cun

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Chinesemodern寸Wiktionary, English cuncùn
  2. EnglishtodaycunWiktionary, English cun

Every English word from Chinese 寸

Today it means

noun A traditional Chinese unit of length, originally the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “cun”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Chinese 寸 / cun

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