斤 (jīn): catty, (PRC) weight equal to 500 g, (Tw) weight equal to 600 g
斤 (jīn) is a Chinese character meaning “catty.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厂 (structural) and 下 (structural). It ranks #1847 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- catty
- (PRC) weight equal to 500 g
- (Tw) weight equal to 600 g
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 斤
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斤斤计较 | jīn jīn jì jiào | to haggle over every ounce |
| 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) |
| 斤两 | jīn liǎng | weight |
| 斤斗 | jīn dǒu | variant of 筋斗[jin1 dou3] |
| 缺斤少两 | quē jīn shǎo liǎng | to give short weight |
| 争斤论两 | zhēng jīn lùn liǎng | to haggle over every ounce (idiom) |
| 短斤缺两 | duǎn jīn quē liǎng | to give short weight |
| 缺斤短两 | quē jīn duǎn liǎng | to give short weight |
| 齿条千斤顶 | chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng | rack and pinion jack |
| 液压千斤顶 | yè yā qiān jīn dǐng | hydraulic jack |
| 市斤 | shì jīn | Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg |
| 台斤 | tái jīn | Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg) |
| 斤斤较量 | jīn jīn jiào liàng | to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom) |
斤 appears in 18 compound words: 22 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 斤 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
six of one, half a dozen of the other; not much to choose between the two
Example Sentences
斤字由4笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
jīn zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "斤" consists of four strokes and has a very clever structure.
14岁少年健身遭190公斤杠铃重击 胸口瞬间凹陷
1 4 suì shǎo nián jiàn shēn zāo 1 9 0 gōng jīn gàng líng chóng jī xiōng kǒu shùn jiān āo xiàn
The 14-year-old boy was hit hard by a 190-kilogram barbell and his chest was instantly sunken
“人均粮”超500公斤,大国农业底气足!
rén jūn liáng chāo 5 0 0 gōng jīn , dà guó nóng yè de qì zú !
The "per capita grain" exceeds 500 kilograms, and the agriculture of a big country is full of confidence!
云南金铺遭蒙面贼洗劫损逾3公斤黄金 警方10小时破案助全数追回
yún nán jīn pù zāo méng miàn zéi xǐ jié sǔn yú 3 gōng jīn huáng jīn jǐng fāng 1 0 xiǎo shí pò àn zhù quán shǔ zhuī huí
Yunnan gold shop was looted by masked thieves and lost more than 3 kilograms of gold, and the police solved the case in 10 hours to help recover all of it
携1.5公斤黄金未申报!男2年不缴罚锾 金价暴涨后急...
xié 1 . 5 gōng jīn huáng jīn wèi shēn bào ! nán 2 nián bù jiǎo fá 锾 jīn jià bào zhǎng hòu jí . . .
With 1.5 kilograms of gold undeclared! The man did not pay the fine for 2 years, and the price of gold soared after the crisis...
男子误喝过期牛奶7个月暴瘦53斤,医生最新回应!
nán zǐ wù hē guò qī niú nǎi 7 gè yuè bào shòu 5 3 jīn , yī shēng zuì xīn huí yīng !
The man lost 53 pounds in 7 months after drinking expired milk by mistake, and the doctor's latest response!
喂，这橘子多少钱买一斤啊？
Wèi, zhè júzi duōshao qián mǎi yī jīn ā?
Hey, how much does one pound of these oranges cost?
能不能请您给我一公斤牛排？
Néng bù néng qǐng nín gěi wǒ yī gōngjīn niúpái?
Can you give me a kilo of steak?
你达到 60 公斤重了吗？
Nǐ dádào 60 gōngjīn zhòng le ma?
Are you over 60 kilograms?
一斤四元五毛，便宜得不得了！
Yī jīn sì yuán wǔ máo, piányi de bù déliǎo!
4.5 yuan for one pound, now isn't that cheap!
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