Keyword
catty
- a catty (about 500 grams)
- an axe
- keen
- shrewd
- Frequency
- #1887
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
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Composed of
Used in characters
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Used in vocabulary
公斤
kilogram (kg)
斤
catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
斤斤计较
to haggle over every ounce; (fig.) to fuss over minor matters; to split hairs
千斤顶
jack (mechanical lifting device)
半斤八两
not much to choose between the two; tweedledum and tweedledee
四两拨千斤
(lit.) four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom); (fig.) to achieve much with little effort
市斤
Chinese unit of weight equal to 0.5 kg
斤两
weight; (fig.) importance
台斤
Taiwan catty (weight equal to 0.6 kg)
缺斤少两
to give short weight
缺斤短两
to give short weight