斤
Ancient forms
4 formsGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
jīn jin1
- catty
- (PRC) weight equal to 500 g
- (Tw) weight equal to 600 g
- (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
Example sentences
- How much for half a kilo?
HSK words with 斤
More words with 斤
- 市斤 shìjīn Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
- 斤两 jīnliǎng weight
- 千斤顶 qiānjīndǐng jack (for lifting weight)
- 半斤八两 bànjīnbāliǎng not much to choose between the two
- 争斤论两 zhēngjīnlùnliǎng to haggle over every ounce (idiom)
- 短斤缺两 duǎnjīnquēliǎng to give short weight
- 缺斤少两 quējīnshǎoliǎng to give short weight
- 缺斤短两 quējīnduǎnliǎng to give short weight
- 斤斤计较 jīnjīnjìjiào to haggle over every ounce
- 斤斤较量 jīnjīnjiàoliàng to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
- 台斤 Táijīn Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)