寸金 cùnjīn small piece of gold Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents cùnjīn small piece of gold 寸 cùn noun cun Traditional Chinese unit of length, equivalent to one-third of a decimeter (approximately 3.33 cm); also known as the Chinese inch.金 jīn noun gold gold; the chemical element Au; specifically 金子 jīnzi or 黄金 huángjīncùnjīn precious; valuable 寸 cùn adjective very little (bound form) Extremely short, small, or little金 jīn noun precious precious; noble; durable; highly respected