Spot 斤
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
斤 component
jīn · a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 斤
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue斤Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 斤 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
新=
亲
所=
户
听=
口
近=
辶
断=
米
折=
扌
斩=
车
斥=
+丶
丘=
+一
匠=
匚
圻=
土
芹=
艹
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 斤 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
好听hǎotīng
pleasant to hear
HSK 3.0 · L1所suǒactually
HSK 2.0 · L5听tīngto listen to
HSK 3.0 · L1听见tīngjiànto hear
HSK 3.0 · L1新xīnabbr. for Xinjiang 新疆[Xin1 jiang1]
HSK 3.0 · L1近jìnnear
HSK 3.0 · L2所以suǒyǐtherefore
HSK 3.0 · L2附近fùjìnnearby
HSK 3.0 · L3难听nántīngunpleasant to hear
HSK 3.0 · L3听说tīngshuōto hear
HSK 3.0 · L3新年xīnniánNew Year
HSK 3.0 · L3新闻xīnwénnews
HSK 3.0 · L3