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:

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