Shuowen component 495: 斤
About this component
Component: 斤
Seal font (Chongxi): 斤
Mandarin: jīn
Sino-Vietnamese: cân
Japanese: キン (kin) ; コン (kon) ; おの (ono)
Korean: KUN / 근
Unihan definition: a catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69
Shuowen entry
斫木也。象形。凡斤之屬皆从斤。