How to write 斤

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Meaning of 斤

Pinyin jīn

Radical

斤

Strokes

Definition

catty / weight equal to 0.5 kg

Usage

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斤 [jīn] 1. Chinese unit of weight: A system weight unit used in China, approximately equal to 600 grams; also defined in China in 1929 as a standard unit equal to 1.1023 pounds or 500 grams. 中国市制重量单位：约合600克; 亦指中国在1929年规定的标准单位，等于1.1023磅或500克。 2. Ancient tool for cutting wood: Refers to an axe-like tool used in the past for chopping wood, smaller than an axe, with the blade oriented horizontally. 古代砍伐树木的工具：类似于斧子的小工具，用于砍木，与斧类似，比斧小，刀刃横向。 3. (As a verb) To cut or chop: Indicates the action of cutting down or hacking at something. 砍削，砍杀：表示砍或砸的动作。 4. Excessively calculating: Describes someone who is overly concerned with trivial details. 过分计较：形容对琐事过于苛求。 5. Also refer to a small hoe in ancient agriculture: A tool resembling a hoe, but smaller. 古代一种似锄但比锄小的农具：一种类似锄头的小工具。

四两拨千斤 sì liǎng bō qiān jīn

lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort

公斤 gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

半斤 bàn jīn

Half a catty

一斤 yī jīn

one catty

万公斤 wàn gōng jīn

Ten thousand kilograms

万斤 wàn jīn

Million catties

几百斤 jǐ bǎi jīn

A few hundred catties

几十斤 jǐ shí jīn

Dozens of catties

八万斤 bā wàn jīn

80 thousand catties

十斤 shí jīn

Ten catties

四十八斤 sì shí bā jīn

Forty-eight catties

两斤 liǎng jīn

two catties

几斤 jǐ jīn

A few kilograms

斤斤计较 jīn jīn jì jiào

to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs

三斤 sān jīn

Three catties

斤两 jīn liǎng

weight / (fig.) importance

二斤 èr jīn

Two catties

半斤八两 bàn jīn bā liǎng

not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee

斤斗 jīn dǒu

variant of 筋斗[jin1 dou3]

五斤 wǔ jīn

Five catties

一百斤 yì bǎi jīn

One hundred catties

斧斤 fǔ jīn

Axe