CHINESE CHARACTER

斤 (jīn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jīn

a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

HSK 34 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

斤

Primary radical

斤 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 斤.

厂 · 下

Visible components

斤 is decomposed as ⿸厂下.

STROKES · 4

Write 斤 in 4 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 斤

公斤gōngjīn

HSK 3 · kilogram (kg)

斤jīn

HSK 3 · catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

Examples using 斤

公斤

我瘦了三公斤。

Wǒ shòu le sān gōng jīn。

I lost three kilograms.

斤

你达到 60 公斤重了吗？

Nǐ dá dào 6 0 gōng jīn zhòng le ma？

Are you over 60 kilograms?

FAQ

What does 斤 (jīn) mean in Chinese?

a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

How do you write 斤 in stroke order?

斤 has 4 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 斤?

斤 is the radical in 斤. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 斤?

公斤 (gōngjīn): kilogram (kg); 斤 (jīn): catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g.