Historical Evolution
斤
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
斤
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
斤
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
斤
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
斤
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
斤
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
斤
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
斤
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
斤
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
斤
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
斤
Regular
Modern
Chinese
斤 [jīn]
catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
Japanese
noun
- kin; catty; (explanation) traditional unit of weight, 600g
- pound (unit of weight)
- loaf (of bread)
Korean
근 [斤]
geun; A bound noun that serves as a unit of weight measurement.; geun; A word used to mean 'a little bit of something'.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
斤 きん
Kin unclassified name
斤 きんじ
Kinji unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (25)
公斤 [gōngjīn] #7,159
kilogram (kg)
斤斤计较 [jīnjīnjìjiào] #25,588
to haggle over every ounce
斤斤计较 [jīnjīnjìjiào] #25,588
to haggle over every ounce
千斤顶 [qiānjīndǐng] #30,183
jack (for lifting weight)
千斤顶 [qiānjīndǐng] #30,183
jack (for lifting weight)
半斤八两 [bànjīnbāliǎng] #33,361
not much to choose between the two
半斤八两 [bànjīnbāliǎng] #33,361
not much to choose between the two
斤两 [jīnliǎng] #47,816
weight
斤两 [jīnliǎng] #47,816
weight
斤斗 [jīndǒu] #65,022
variant of 筋斗[jīndǒu]
15 more
items
JAPANESE WORDS (10)
一斤 [いっきん] #75,115
1 kin (approx. 0.6 kg)
斤量 [きんりょう] #177,683
impost
斧斤 [ふきん] #253,179
axe
一斤染め [いっこんぞめ] #260,784
light pink
斤目 [きんめ] #273,522
weight
⭐ 听 [ポンド]
pound (unit of weight)
尺斤法 [しゃくきんほう]
Chinese system of weights and measures
杠秤 [ちぎばかり]
large beam balance
斧旁 [おのづくり]
kanji "axe" radical at right
英斤 [えいきん]
pound (unit of weight)