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kg to jin

Jin is the modern mainland Chinese catty. In current mainland usage, the conversion is exact: 1 jin equals 0.5 kilograms.

Published 2026-05-18 Weight Source notes

Quick answer: 1 kg = 2 modern Chinese jin. 10 kg = 20 jin, and 50 kg = 100 jin.

1 kg2 jin
10 kg20 jin
50 kg100 jin
Rulekg x 2

01 /Examples and fit notes

Formula

Multiply jin by 0.5 to get kilograms, or multiply kilograms by 2 to get jin.

Shopping

Use this for Chinese food, body weight or package weight references.

Important note

This uses the modern mainland value of jin.

Note 2

Historical and regional catty values may differ.

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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