jīn axe; measure of weight; kati


Made with 4 strokes.
Picture of an axe, hence division and so a weight measure
Ancient small seal form Small seal

Sounds same

jīn (ferry crossing) ; jīn (metal) ; jīn (modern) ; jīn (scarf) ; jīn (metal)

Different tone

jìn (near) ; jìn ; jìn (to advance) ; jìn (to prohibit)

Radical

Index 69 used in: jìn (near) ; tīng (to listen) ; xīn (new)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 斤
Stroke order for character 斤, kindly provided under Wikimedia creative commons license

Proverbs

半斤八两 bàn jīn bā liǎng Nothing to choose between two alternatives
运斤成风 yùn jīn chéng fēng A very skilled person. The story is that Jiang Shi was so skilled that he knock a spot of paint off the end of someone's nose. he could only hear the ax move like a gust of wind