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Kanji Detail for 磅 - "sound, pound"
磅
- Meaning
磅 means "sound, pound."
Sound - The sound of a stone falling.
Pound - A unit of weight; a British currency unit.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
become obstructed; pound (sterling, lb)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
pound; weigh
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams); (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type); (Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
pound; to weigh
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The sound of falling stones. | An English and American unit of weight. Pronounced like 榜. There are two types. Avoirdupois, with sixteen ounces per pound. Equals about 14.5152 Chinese market taels. Or 12.16 treasury taels. Troy and apothecary, with twelve ounces per pound. Equals about 11.9426 Chinese market taels. Or 10 treasury taels.
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