斤 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
Sounds same
津 jīn (ferry crossing) ; 金 jīn (metal) ; 今 jīn (modern) ; 巾 jīn (scarf) ; 钅 jīn (metal)Different tone
近 jìn (near) ; 晋 jìn ; 进 jìn (to advance) ; 禁 jìn (to prohibit)Radical
Index 69 used in: 近 jìn (near) ; 听 tīng (to listen) ; 新 xīn (new)Pronunciation
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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