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Character: 斤
Modern (Beijing) reading: jīn
Preclassic Old Chinese: kǝr
Classic Old Chinese: kǝn
Western Han Chinese: kǝn
Eastern Han Chinese: kǝn
Early Postclassic Chinese: kɨn
Middle Postclassic Chinese: kɨn
Late Postclassic Chinese: kɨn
Middle Chinese: kɨn
English meaning : axe
Russian meaning[s]: 1) цзинь (китайский фунт, равный 0,6 кг ); 2) вес; весы; 3) топор, сечка; рубить; врубать(ся); 4) проникать, уяснять
Comments: Another Early Zhou reading attested is *kǝrs (MC kɨ̀n, Mand. jìn) in the reduplication *kǝrs-kǝrs 'to be clear-sighted'. Already in L. Zhou the graph occurs with the meaning 'balance, to weigh, measure of weight'; it is not clear whether this meaning is in any way related to the original meaning 'axe'.
Radical: 69
Four-angle index: 1975
Karlgren code: 0443 a-c
Vietnamese reading: cân
Jianchuan Bai: ćĩ4
Dali Bai: će5
Bijiang Bai: ćĩ4
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