jīn

HSK 2
common

Meaning of

斤 means weight unit; jin (500 grams); axe; wood-cutting tool. Pronounced jīn. HSK 2.

  • weight unit; jin (500 grams)
  • axe; wood-cutting tool
  • surname Jin

Character Info

Radical
Strokes4
Components
丿
𠃍

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
dài
zhòng
55
jīn
 

This bag of rice weighs 5 jin (2.5 kg).

Píng
guǒ
měi
jīn
88
yuán
qián
 

Apples cost 8 yuan per jin.

mǎi
le
liǎng
jīn
zhū
ròu
 

He bought two jin of pork.

Zhège
guā西
zhòng
shí
jīn
 
 

This watermelon weighs ten jin.

gōng
jīn
děng
liǎng
jīn
 

One kilogram equals two jin.