斤 (jīn) — Chinese Character

斤

jīn

catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

Radical: 斤 HSK 2 q

Components & Etymology

斤 decomposes into the following components:

厂下

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 斤.

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

台斤

tái jīn

市斤

shì jīn

斤两

jīn liǎng

斤斗

jīn dǒu

variant of 筋斗[jin1 dou3]

千斤顶

qiān jīn dǐng

jack (for lifting weight)

争斤论两

zhēng jīn lùn liǎng

to haggle over every ounce (idiom)

半斤八两

bàn jīn bā liǎng

not much to choose between the two

斤斤计较

jīn jīn jì jiào

to haggle over every ounce

斤斤较量

jīn jīn jiào liàng

to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)

短斤缺两

duǎn jīn quē liǎng

to give short weight

缺斤少两

quē jīn shǎo liǎng

to give short weight

Characters that share the radical 斤.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.