Chinese symbol for “kilogram”
公斤
gōng jīn
kilogram (kg)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for kilogram is 公斤 (gōng jīn), defined as: kilogram (kg).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “kilogram”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 公斤.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā) |
| 公开 (公開) | gōng kāi | open; overt; public; to make public; to release |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 公布 (公佈) | gōng bù | variant of 公布 (gōng bù) |
| 公里 | gōng lǐ | kilometer |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “kilogram”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.