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斤

jīn

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 character level 3 Character

斤 (jīn) means "catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 斤 means

1. catty
2. mainlandweight equal to 500 g
3. Taiwanweight equal to 600 g
4. (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

Example sentences

• 多少钱一斤？
  How much for half a kilo?
• 他80公斤。
  He weighs 80 kilos.
• 他是80公斤。
  He weighs 80 kilos.
• 千斤顶在桌上。
  The car jack was on the table.
• 我瘦了三公斤。
  I lost three kilograms.
• 他有80公斤。
  He weighs 80 kilos.

Words starting with 斤

• 斤斤计较jīn jīn jì jiàoto haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
• 斤两jīn liǎngweight; (fig.) importance
• 斤斗jīn dǒuvariant of 筋斗
• 斤斤较量jīn jīn jiào liàngsee 斤斤计较

Words containing 斤

• 公斤gōng jīnkilogram (kg)
• 市斤shì jīnChinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
• 台斤Tái jīnTaiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
• 争斤论两zhēng jīn lùn liǎngto haggle over every ounce (idiom); to to fuss over minor points…
• 短斤缺两duǎn jīn quē liǎngto give short weight
• 缺斤少两quē jīn shǎo liǎngto give short weight
• 缺斤短两quē jīn duǎn liǎngto give short weight
• 千斤顶qiān jīn dǐngjack (mechanical lifting device)
• 半斤八两bàn jīn bā liǎngnot much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
• 四两拨千斤sì liǎng bō qiān jīn(lit.) four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)…
• 液压千斤顶yè yā qiān jīn dǐnghydraulic jack
• 螺旋千斤顶luó xuán qiān jīn dǐngscrew jack
• 齿条千斤顶chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐngrack and pinion jack
• 秤砣虽小压千斤chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīnalthough small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom)…

Characters that look like 斤

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 斥chìto blame; to reprove; to reprimand

Sounds the same

Read jīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 今now; the present time; current
• 金gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals
• 巾towel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old)
• 津saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing
• 筋muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin
• 襟lapel; overlap of Chinese gown; fig. bosom (the seat of emotions)
• 禁to endure
• 矜to boast; to esteem; to sympathize
• 衿collar; belt; variant of 襟
• 珒a kind of jade
• 祲evil force
• 紟a sash; to tie

Where 斤 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 2 Characters · Set 24 (HSK 2), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 3 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jīn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.