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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

公 gōng
fair, equitable; public; duke
radical 12 ⼋ · 4 strokes
斤 jīn
a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
radical 69 ⽄ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “kilogram”

WordPinyinMeaning
千克qiān kèkilogram

Related words

Other words that share a character with 公斤.

WordPinyinMeaning
公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation; measure word: 家 (jiā)
公开 (公開)gōng kāiopen; overt; public; to make public; to release
公民gōng míncitizen
公布 (公佈)gōng bùvariant of 公布 (gōng bù)
公里gōng lǐkilometer
斤斤计较 (斤斤計較)jīn jīn jì jiàoto haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters
千斤顶 (千斤頂)qiān jīn dǐngjack (mechanical lifting device)
半斤八两 (半斤八兩)bàn jīn bā liǎngnot 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.

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