台斤 táijīn Taiwan catty Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 台 臺 tái proper noun Taiwan abbreviation for 台湾 táiwān斤 jīn noun jin A unit of weight; one catty. In mainland China, it is exactly 500 grams (0.5 kg). In Taiwan, it is 600 grams. In Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, it is approximately 604.8 grams.