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斤 - jīn

a catty (approximately 500 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical number 69

a catty (approximately 500 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical number 69

How to read 斤

Click 斤 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjīn
Englisha catty (approximately 500 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; KangXi radical number 69
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

斤两 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 公斤. Please read 市斤 one more time.

Common words with this character

weight; importance
kilogram
Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
Taiwan catty

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 斤 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 斤两 and 公斤 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 斤.