Catty

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Catty is the English word for a traditional Chinese measurement of weight called a jīn (Chinese characters: 斤) in Mandarin Chinese or kan (斤)^[1] in Cantonese language used across East Asia, commonly found in wet markets and in supermarkets in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The term catty originated from Malaya where it is equivalent to 604.79 grams (or 1 1/3 pounds avoirdupois), it is also used in Taiwan (600 grams), Hong Kong (604.78982 grams^[1]), Thailand (600 grams), and China (500 grams). In Japanese kin, in Minnan kin or kun, and in Malay it is kati. This unit is also spelled in various other ways such as caddy or kati.

A picul or tam^[1] (Chinese: 擔 dàn) is the English term for 100 catties.

A tael or leung^[1] (Chinese: 両) is the English term for 1/16 catties.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Weights and Measures Ordinance. The Law of Hong Kong.

[edit] See also

• Chinese units of measurement
• Taiwanese units of measurement
• Japanese units of measurement
• Caddy (disambiguation)
• Tea caddy