斤

jīn

catty

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

a picture of 斤 → an axe, borrowed to mean a unit of weight

斤 is an ancient pictograph of an axe head — the flat blade angled at the top, the handle below. It later became a unit of weight, likely because axe-head weights were used as counterbalances on early scales.

厂+下→斤

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这包米重两斤。

zhè bāo mǐ zhòng liǎng jīn。

This bag of rice weighs two catties.

我买了三斤苹果回家。

wǒ mǎi le sān jīn píngguǒ huí jiā。

I bought three catties of apples and went home.

Words with 斤

斤斤计较

jīn jīn jì jiào

to haggle over every ounce

齿条千斤顶

chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng

rack and pinion jack

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

千斤顶

qiān jīn dǐng

jack (for lifting weight)

半斤八两

bàn jīn bā liǎng

not much to choose between the two

四两拨千斤

sì liǎng bō qiān jīn

lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)

市斤

shì jīn

Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg

斤两

jīn liǎng

weight

斤斗

jīn dǒu

variant of 筋斗[jin1 dou3]

斤斤较量

jīn jīn jiào liàng

to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)

液压千斤顶

yè yā qiān jīn dǐng

hydraulic jack

争斤论两

zhēng jīn lùn liǎng

to haggle over every ounce (idiom)

More characters with 厂

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