斤 — Chinese character
斤
jīn
a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Radical
- 69 ⽄ (Axe)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 厂 下
- Japanese
- 斤 as a kanji
Common words with 斤
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公斤 | gōng jīn | kilogram (kg) |
| 斤斤计较 (斤斤計較) | jīn jīn jì jiào | to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters |
| 千斤顶 (千斤頂) | qiān jīn dǐng | jack (mechanical lifting device) |
| 半斤八两 (半斤八兩) | bàn jīn bā liǎng | not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee |
| 市斤 | shì jīn | Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg |
| 斤两 (斤兩) | jīn liǎng | weight; (fig.) importance |
| 缺斤少两 (缺斤少兩) | quē jīn shǎo liǎng | to give short weight |
| 缺斤短两 (缺斤短兩) | quē jīn duǎn liǎng | to give short weight |
| 斤斗 | jīn dǒu | variant of 筋斗 (jīn dǒu) |
| 斤斤较量 (斤斤較量) | jīn jīn jiào liàng | see 斤斤计较 (jīn jīn jì jiào) |
| 争斤论两 (爭斤論兩) | zhēng jīn lùn liǎng | to haggle over every ounce (idiom); to to fuss over minor points |
| 短斤缺两 (短斤缺兩) | duǎn jīn quē liǎng | to give short weight |
English words written with 斤
斤 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 3 · Zhuangzi 5
- Mencius 1A.3
- Mencius 6A.8
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
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