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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

克

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gram/ɡræm/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #3400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这封信重五十克。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A metric unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram.

    "The recipe calls for two hundred grams of flour."
  2. 2

    Alternative spelling of gramme, common in British and Commonwealth English.

    "Weigh the package in grams to calculate the exact postage."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'gramma', meaning a small weight, which traces back to the Greek 'grámma', a small weight or coin (literally 'that which is written'). It entered English through the French system of measurements during the late 18th century as the fundamental unit of mass in the metric system.

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