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500 grams to jin

Chinese recipes and grocery listings often move between grams and jin. 500 grams is exactly the modern mainland jin value.

Published 2026-05-17 Weight Source notes

Quick answer: 500 grams = 1 modern mainland Chinese jin = 0.5 kg = about 1.102 lb.

Grams500 g
Jin1
Kilograms0.5 kg
Pounds1.102 lb

01 /Examples and fit notes

Recipe

500 g pork is 1 jin of pork in modern mainland recipes.

Shopping

A 500 g pack is usually described as 1 jin.

Important note

Use modern mainland values unless a source clearly says otherwise.

Note 2

Some historical catty values differ by region.

02 /How to use this lookup

This page answers one specific search intent. For a full table, reverse conversion, nearby units or a live calculator input, use the linked main converter.

When a Chinese listing includes both a label and a metric value, use the metric value first. Labels are useful shortcuts, but centimeters, kilograms and square meters are easier to verify.

03 /Modern Chinese unit context

For modern mainland China, weight pages use metric anchors such as 1 jin = 0.5 kg and 1 liang = 50 g. Check the region before using Taiwan catty, Hong Kong catty or older historical values.

For the broader chart and source caveats, read the Chinese units conversion chart. It explains when jin, catty, mu, li, chi, cun and related units are safe to convert with modern mainland values.

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