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斤

jīn

a half-kilogram measure

A shopkeeper weighing a cabbage
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Character

斤 jīn

Strokes
4
Radical
斤 — axe
Made of
厂 cliff 下 below, underneath

Example phrases

  • 买一斤苹果。 Mǎi yì jīn píngguǒ. Buy half a kilo of apples.
  • 这鱼三斤重。 Zhè yú sān jīn zhòng. This fish weighs three jin.
  • 我要两斤米。 Wǒ yào liǎng jīn mǐ. I want two jin of rice.

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