斤

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catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

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Components 厂下

catty · Heisig RSH #924

— as a component also called: tomahawk

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
半斤八两	bàn jīn bā liǎng	not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
齿条千斤顶	chǐ tiáo qiān jīn dǐng	rack and pinion jack
液压千斤顶	yè yā qiān jīn dǐng	hydraulic jack
争斤论两	zhēng jīn lùn liǎng	to haggle over every ounce (idiom); to to fuss over minor points; to be particular about s…
四两拨千斤	sì liǎng bō qiān jīn	(lit.) four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom); (fig.) to achieve much with little…
螺旋千斤顶	luó xuán qiān jīn dǐng	screw jack
短斤缺两	duǎn jīn quē liǎng	to give short weight
缺斤短两	quē jīn duǎn liǎng	to give short weight
缺斤少两	quē jīn shǎo liǎng	to give short weight
千斤顶	qiān jīn dǐng	jack (mechanical lifting device)
市斤	shì jīn	Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
公斤	gōng jīn	kilogram (kg)
台斤	Tái jīn	Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
斤斗	jīn dǒu	variant of 筋斗[jin1 dou3]
斤两	jīn liǎng	weight; (fig.) importance
秤砣虽小压千斤	chèng tuó suī xiǎo yā qiān jīn	although small, a steelyard weight may tip a hundred pounds (idiom); apparently insignific…
斤斤较量	jīn jīn jiào liàng	see 斤斤計較\|斤斤计较[jin1 jin1 ji4 jiao4]
斤斤计较	jīn jīn jì jiào	to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs

These characters use 斤 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
斤 sound part	jīn	a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
近	jìn	to approach; near, close; intimate
欣	xīn	delighted, happy, joyous
芹	qín	celery
祈	qí	to pray, to entreat, to beseech
沂	yí	a river in southeast Shandong
忻	xīn	pleasant, joyful, delightful
蕲	qí	to pray, to implore; herb; Artemesia
圻	qí	border, boundary
靳	jìn	a strap on a horse's breast
昕	xīn	day, dawn, early morning
颀	qí	tall and slim; slender