公斤
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
公斤 (gōngjīn) · kilogram
公斤 (gōngjīn) means “kilogram”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 斤 (jin (unit of weight, half a kilogram)). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 公斤 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
斤 jīn · jin (unit of weight, half a kilogram)
What 斤 is made of
- 厂chǎng — cliff
- 下xià — down
Example sentences
这个西瓜有五公斤。Zhège xīguā yǒu wǔ gōngjīn.This watermelon weighs five kilograms.
你买了几公斤苹果？Nǐ mǎi le jǐ gōngjīn píngguǒ?How many kilograms of apples did you buy?
Questions about 公斤
What does 公斤 mean?
公斤 (gōngjīn) means “kilogram”.
How do you pronounce 公斤?
公斤 is pronounced gōngjīn.
Which HSK level is 公斤?
公斤 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
- 公布gōngbùto announce
Learn 公斤 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.