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On the HSK 3 vocabulary list, at CEFR level A2.

jīn ㄐㄧㄣ

    • catty
    • weight equal to 500 g

      PRC

    • weight equal to 600 g

      Tw

    • slightly over 604 g

      HK, Malaysia, Singapore

Other words read jīn

In the same tone

  • 今 jīn now
  • 金 jīn gold
  • 津 jīn saliva
  • 筋 jīn muscle
  • 禁 jīn endure

All 13 words read jīn

jin with other tones

  • 进 jìn go forward
  • 近 jìn near
  • 仅 jǐn barely
  • 尽 jǐn the greatest extent
  • 紧 jǐn tight

All 49 words read jin in any tone

Other words read jīn

In the same tone

  • 今 jīn now
  • 金 jīn gold
  • 津 jīn saliva
  • 筋 jīn muscle
  • 禁 jīn endure

All 13 words read jīn

jin with other tones

  • 進 jìn go forward
  • 近 jìn near
  • 僅 jǐn barely
  • 儘 jǐn the greatest extent
  • 盡 jìn use up

All 49 words read jin in any tone

How 斤 is written

    部首 radical
    斤
    笔画 strokes
    4
    结构 structure
    独体字

    斤 as a 部首

    斤 is a 部首 (bùshǒu), a radical. A Chinese dictionary files every character under one of them, and this one files 14 under 斤. Look a character up by the 斤 radical

    Easy to confuse with 斤

    Words with 斤

    Starting with 斤

    Ending with 斤

    • 公斤 gōngjīn kilogram
    • 四两拨千斤 sìliǎngbōqiānjīn four ounces can move a thousand catties
    • 市斤 shìjīn Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
    • 台斤 táijīn Taiwan catty
    • 秤砣虽小压千斤 chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds

    Containing 斤

    All 9 words containing 斤

    Words with 斤

    Starting with 斤

    Ending with 斤

    • 公斤 gōngjīn kilogram
    • 四兩撥千斤 sìliǎngbōqiānjīn four ounces can move a thousand catties
    • 市斤 shìjīn Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
    • 臺斤 táijīn Taiwan catty
    • 秤砣雖小壓千斤 chèngtuósuīxiǎoyāqiānjīn although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds

    Containing 斤

    All 9 words containing 斤

    The words 斤 counts as a measure word

    Example sentences and grammar articles using 斤

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