"斤" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Radical 69
Composition
Strokes 4
Prononciation
Mandarin jīn
Entry Methods
Pinyin jin1
Kanji /
Cangjie
HML
竹一中
Sijiao 7222.1
Wubi RTTH
CNS 11643 1-4548
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+65A4
GB2312 BDEF
BIG5 A4E7
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 jīn catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
Results beginning with 斤
 jīn liǎng weight / (fig.) importance
 jīn dǒu variant of 筋斗[jin1 dou3]
 jīn jīn jì jiào to haggle over every ounce / (fig.) to fuss over minor matters / to split hairs
 jīn jīn jiào liàng to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)
Approximate Results for 斤
 gōng jīn kilogram (kg)
 shì jīn Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
 Tái jīn Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
 qiān jīn dǐng jack (for lifting weight)
 bàn gōng jīn half kilo
 sān jīn wáng Samgeun
 bàn jīn bā liǎng not much to choose between the two / tweedledum and tweedledee
 zhēng jīn lùn liǎng to haggle over every ounce (idiom) / to to fuss over minor points / to be particular about sth
齿 chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng rack and pinion jack
 luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng screw jack
 sì liǎng bō qiān jīn lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom) / fig. to achieve much with little effort
 yè yā qiān jīn dǐng hydraulic jack
  transmission jack / gearbox jack
 chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom) / apparently insignificant details can have a large impact / for want of a nail the battle was lost
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