huán

锾

Character · ClassifierTraditional鍰

ancient weight unit

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

classifier

an ancient weight unit; equivalent to six old "liang"

archaic

An archaic unit of weight used in ancient China, primarily in historical or literary contexts. Not used in modern measurements.

Gǔ古
shū书
lǐ里
jì记
zǎi载
le了
fá罚
jīn金
ruò若
gān干
huán锾
 。

Ancient texts recorded fines of several huán.

Yī一
huán锾
yuē约
wéi为
jiù旧
zhì制
liù六
liǎng两
 。

One huán was approximately equivalent to six old liang.