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CHINESE CHARACTER

jīn

斤

斤

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measure word (units)

Numbered pinyin
jin1
English meanings
m.[standard]

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 厂; inside 下.

  • Outside

    厂
  • Inside

    下
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    • Top

      一
    • Bottom

      卜
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸厂下

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一jīn斤píngguǒ苹果。

    A jin of apples.

  2. 02

    zhè这gè个zhòng重liǎng两jīn斤。

    This weighs two jin.

  3. 03

    yī一jīn斤děngyú等于bàn半gōngjīn公斤。

    One jin equals half a kilo.

  4. 04

    mǎi买yī一jīn斤ròu肉。

    Buy a jin of meat.

  5. 05

    měi每jīn斤duōshao多少qián钱?

    How much per jin?

  6. 06

    tā他shòu瘦le了jǐ几jīn斤。

    He lost a few jin.

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  • 公斤