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斤
jīn
1. catty
2. weight equal to 0.5 kg
3. (Tw) weight equal to 0.6 kg
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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
市斤
shìjīn
Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
斤两
jīnliǎng
weight
斤斗
jīndǒu
variant of [[筋斗<jīndǒu>]]
台斤
Táijīn
Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
千斤顶
qiānjīndǐng
jack (for lifting weight)
半斤八两
bànjīnbāliǎng
not much to choose between the two
斤斤计较
jīnjīnjìjiào
to haggle over every ounce
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 yī jīn.
3.5 yuan per jin (0.5 kg).
Text 3

Metadata

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