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斤
jīn
1. catty
2. weight equal to 0.5 kg
3. (Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
Common • Top 20% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

斤
jīn
a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
HSK 3 4 丶

Compound Words (13)

公斤
gōngjīn
kilogram (kg)
HSK 3
台斤
Táijīn
Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
市斤
shìjīn
Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
斤两
jīnliǎng
weight
斤斗
jīndǒu
variant of [[筋斗<jīndǒu>]]
千斤顶
qiānjīndǐng
jack (for lifting weight)
斤斤计较
jīnjīnjìjiào
to haggle over every ounce
半斤八两
bànjīnbāliǎng
not much to choose between the two
斤斤较量
jīnjīnjiàoliàng
to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
液压千斤顶
yèyāqiānjīndǐng
hydraulic jack
螺旋千斤顶
luóxuánqiānjīndǐng
screw jack
齿条千斤顶
chǐtiáoqiānjīndǐng
rack and pinion jack
秤砣虽小压千斤
chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn
although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)

Example Sentences (1)

三块五一斤。
Sān kuài wǔ yì jīn.
3.5 yuan per jin.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
1,865
Word Frequency Rank
16,483 of 84,292
Radical Number
69

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