Jin 斤
About the Jin
The jin, or catty, is exactly 500 grams in mainland China, where it is still the everyday unit in food markets. The People's Republic redefined it in 1959 as ten liang instead of the traditional 16. In Hong Kong the catty remains 16 taels and is legally 604.78982 grams.
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