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The '''catty''' or '''kati''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|ɛ|t|ɪ}} in [[Singaporean English]]<ref>[http://www.singlishdictionary.com/singlish_K.htm#kati "Kati" entry] at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.</ref>), symbol '''斤''', is a traditional Chinese unit of [[mass]] used across [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]], notably for weighing food and other groceries in some [[wet markets]], [[street markets]], and shops. Related units include the [[picul]], equal to 100 catties, and the [[tael]] (also spelt '''tahil'''), which is {{frac|16}} of a catty. A [[stone (Chinese mass)|stone]] is a former unit used in Hong Kong equal to 120 catties and a ''gwan'' (鈞) is 30 catties. The word catty originated from the [[Malay language|Malay]] word '''''kati''''' and that spelling is used in Malay ''and'' English today when referring to the weight in [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Singapore]] where it is still used in some contexts especially related to the significant [[Overseas Chinese]] population.
The '''catty''' or '''kati''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|k|ɛ|t|ɪ}} in [[Singaporean English]]<ref>[http://www.singlishdictionary.com/singlish_K.htm#kati "Kati" entry] at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.</ref>), symbol '''斤''', is a traditional Chinese unit of [[mass]] used across [[East Asia|East]] and [[Southeast Asia]], notably for weighing food and other groceries in some [[wet markets]], [[street markets]], and shops. Related units include the [[picul]], equal to 100 catties, and the [[tael]] (also spelt '''tahil'''), which is {{frac|16}} of a catty. A [[stone (Chinese mass)|stone]] is a former unit used in Hong Kong equal to 120 catties and a ''gwan'' (鈞) is 30 catties. The word catty originated from the [[Malay language|Malay]] word '''''kati''''' and that spelling is used in Malay ''and'' English today when referring to the weight in [[Brunei]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], and [[Singapore]] where it is still used in some contexts especially related to the significant [[Overseas Chinese]] population.


The catty is traditionally equivalent to around 1⅓ [[pound avoirdupois]], formalised as 604.78982 [[gramme]]s in [[Hong Kong]],<ref name = "hk_law">{{cite web|title = Weights and Measures Ordinance |work = The Law of Hong Kong | url = http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/4ed2ff0cf02f2fd9c82564760077af3c?OpenDocument }}</ref> 604.79&nbsp;grammes in [[Malaysia]]<ref name = "my_law">{{cite web|title = Weights and Measures Act 1972 | url = http://www.kpdnhep.gov.my/pub/kpdn/html/akta_timbangsukat1972.pdf}}</ref> and 604.8&nbsp;grammes in [[Singapore]].<ref name = "sg_law">{{cite web|title = Weights and Measures Act | url = http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?&actno=Reved-349&date=latest&method=p}}</ref> In some countries, the weight has been rounded to 600&nbsp;grammes ([[Taiwan]]<ref>[http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/2001/appendix6.htm Weights and Measures in Use in Taiwan] from the ''Republic of China Yearbook'' – Taiwan 2001.</ref> and [[Thailand]]). In [[mainland China]], the catty has been rounded to 500&nbsp;grammes and is referred to as the '''market catty''' (市斤 ''shìjīn'') in order to distinguish it from the "metric catty" (公斤 ''gōngjīn''), or [[kilogram]], and it is subdivided into 10 taels rather than the usual 16.
The catty is traditionally equivalent to around 1⅓ [[pound avoirdupois]], formalised as 604.78982 [[gramme]]s in [[Hong Kong]],<ref name = "hk_law">{{cite web|title = Weights and Measures Ordinance |work = The Law of Hong Kong | url = http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis_ind.nsf/e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/4ed2ff0cf02f2fd9c82564760077af3c?OpenDocument }}</ref> 604.79&nbsp;grammes in [[Malaysia]]<ref name = "my_law">{{cite web|title = Weights and Measures Act 1972 | work = Laws of Malaysia | url = http://www.kpdnkk.gov.my/akta-timbang-dan-sukat-1972}}</ref> and 604.8&nbsp;grammes in [[Singapore]].<ref name = "sg_law">{{cite web|title = Weights and Measures Act | url = http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?&actno=Reved-349&date=latest&method=p}}</ref> In some countries, the weight has been rounded to 600&nbsp;grammes ([[Taiwan]]<ref>[http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/2001/appendix6.htm Weights and Measures in Use in Taiwan] from the ''Republic of China Yearbook'' – Taiwan 2001.</ref> and [[Thailand]]). In [[mainland China]], the catty has been rounded to 500&nbsp;grammes and is referred to as the '''market catty''' (市斤 ''shìjīn'') in order to distinguish it from the "metric catty" (公斤 ''gōngjīn''), or [[kilogram]], and it is subdivided into 10 taels rather than the usual 16.


[[Image:Sam-ho-chhi.jpg|thumb|Fruits sold in catties (斤) in a market in [[Sanchong]], [[New Taipei]], Taiwan.]]
[[Image:Sam-ho-chhi.jpg|thumb|Fruits sold in catties (斤) in a market in [[Sanchong]], [[New Taipei]], Taiwan.]]

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Catty can also refer to Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
Catty
Chinese name
Chinese斤
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinjīn
Wade–Gileschin
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationgàn
Southern Min
Hokkien POJkin, kun
Vietnamese name
Vietnamesecân
Korean name
Hangul근
Hanja斤
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationgeun
Japanese name
Kanji斤
Hiraganaきん
Transcriptions
Romanizationkin
Malay name
Malaykati
Indonesian name
Indonesiankati

The catty or kati (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈkɛtɪ/ in Singaporean English[1]), symbol 斤, is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries in some wet markets, street markets, and shops. Related units include the picul, equal to 100 catties, and the tael (also spelt tahil), which is 1⁄16 of a catty. A stone is a former unit used in Hong Kong equal to 120 catties and a gwan (鈞) is 30 catties. The word catty originated from the Malay word kati and that spelling is used in Malay and English today when referring to the weight in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore where it is still used in some contexts especially related to the significant Overseas Chinese population.

The catty is traditionally equivalent to around 1⅓ pound avoirdupois, formalised as 604.78982 grammes in Hong Kong,[2] 604.79 grammes in Malaysia[3] and 604.8 grammes in Singapore.[4] In some countries, the weight has been rounded to 600 grammes (Taiwan[5] and Thailand). In mainland China, the catty has been rounded to 500 grammes and is referred to as the market catty (市斤 shìjīn) in order to distinguish it from the "metric catty" (公斤 gōngjīn), or kilogram, and it is subdivided into 10 taels rather than the usual 16.

Fruits sold in catties (斤) in a market in Sanchong, New Taipei, Taiwan.

References

  1. ^ "Kati" entry at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.
  2. ^ "Weights and Measures Ordinance". The Law of Hong Kong.
  3. ^ "Weights and Measures Act 1972". Laws of Malaysia.
  4. ^ "Weights and Measures Act".
  5. ^ Weights and Measures in Use in Taiwan from the Republic of China Yearbook – Taiwan 2001.

See also

Tea priced by the catty in Dadaocheng, Taipei, Taiwan.

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