Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced cun
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced cun, including 存 cún, 村 cūn, 寸 cùn. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For cun, start with the flat c and let it flow into un, holding the tone over the joined syllable.
Initial c
Flat tongue with strong aspiration.
Final un
Settle the final un into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (存 cún, 村 cūn, 寸 cùn) and lock in their tones. 3 common characters share the sound cun, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
cun turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 村 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 存 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 寸 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing cun inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
3 common characters in this group.