斤

• 拼音: jīn
• 汉字拆解: 斤 — pictograph of an axe; later adopted as a unit of weight (500 grams)

含义

Jin; a Chinese unit of weight equal to 500 grams (about 1.1 pounds). The standard measure word for buying food by weight.

The most commonly used unit of weight in daily life for buying vegetables, fruit, and meat at markets. One 斤 equals 500 grams or half a kilogram. 公斤 (gōngjīn) is the word for kilogram.

例句

1. 苹果多少钱一斤？
2. 请给我两斤西红柿。
3. 这条鱼有三斤重。

用法指南

语境: market, shopping, cooking

语气: practical

正确说法

• 白菜两块钱一斤。(Chinese cabbage is two yuan per jin.)
• 我买了五斤米。(I bought five jin of rice.)

错误说法

• 不要对外国人说斤而不解释 (When speaking with foreigners, clarify that 一斤 equals 500 grams — they may confuse it with 公斤 which is 1000 grams)

起源与历史

An ancient character originally depicting an axe. Its use as a unit of weight dates back to early Chinese measurement systems.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal