a unit of weight equal to 0.5 kilogram

Animated Stroke Order 斤

斤 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 斤

斤 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
wèi
rén
jīn
jīn
jiào
hěn
nán
xiāng
chǔ

He is too calculative and hard to get along with

2
men
de
shuǐ
píng
bàn
jīn
liǎng
dōu
zěn
me
yàng

Their levels are about the same, both not very good

3
zhè
jiàn
shì
de
jīn
liǎng
yào
hǎo
hǎo
diān
liáng

You should carefully consider the importance of this matter

4
zhè
ge
píng
guǒ
zhòng
gōng
jīn

This apple weighs one kilogram.

5
mǎi
le
gōng
jīn

I bought five kilograms of rice.

6
kuài
gōng
guī
dìng
bāo
guǒ
néng
chāo
guò
èr
shí
gōng
jīn

The courier company stipulates that packages cannot exceed twenty kilograms.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes4
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#502
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄣ
Components
UnicodeU+65A4
CangjieHML
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality