斤 (jīn)
catty (unit of weight); in Taiwan approx. 600g; axe head
How 斤 is written
- Strokes
- 4
- Traditional
- 斤
- Simplified
- 斤 (unchanged)
Common words using 斤
- 公斤 gōngjīn
- kilogram (kg)
- 斤斤計較 jīnjīnjìjiào
- to haggle over every ounce; fig. to worry unduly over minor matters
- 千斤頂 qiānjīndǐng
- jack (for lifting weight)
- 半斤八兩 bànjīnbāliǎng
- not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
- 斤兩 jīnliǎng
- weight; (fig.) importance
斤 in a sentence
請問這蘋果一斤多少錢？
Qǐngwèn zhè píngguǒ yì jīn duōshǎo qián?
“How much is one catty of these apples?”
How common is 斤?
斤 is the 1,863rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 96.6% of all running text.
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