公斤

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 苹果一公斤多少钱?▶ —
   How much per kilo of apples?
2. 我重60公斤。▶ —
   I weigh 60 kg.

Collocations

Mnemonic

公斤 gōngjīn "kilogram" — 公 (public/standard/metric) + 斤 (jin, traditional half-kilo). "Standard jin" = 1 kg metric. Without 公-, plain 斤 means 0.5 kg in mainland markets. Korean/Japanese borrow "kilogram / キロ".

Quick check

1. Weight of bare 斤 (jīn)?

   • 0.5 kg
   • 1 kg
   • 1 lb
   • 100 g