What is a Chinese Jin?

In mainland China, a Jin 斤jīn is 500 grams, or half a kilogram (1.1lbs) of weight. A 斤jīn is also known as a 市shì斤jīn, or “market jin”, where 市shì means “market”.

Note that a 公gōng斤jīn or “common jin” is 1 kilogram (2.2lbs), where 公gōng means “common”.

It is worth noting that Jin is used in other parts of Asia, with different weights:

Country	Weight of 1 斤jīn
Japan	600 grams
Korea	600 grams
Taiwan	600 grams
Thailand	600 grams
Vietnam	604.5 grams
Hong Kong	604.8 grams
Malaysia	604.8 grams
Singapore	604.8 grams

0.6 kg
Vietnam 0.6045 kg
Hong Kong 0.60478982 kg
Malaysia 0.60479 kg
0.6048 kg