A unit of weight used in East Asia, particularly in China, equal to roughly 1.3 pounds or 0.6 kilograms.
From Malay 'kati' or Chinese 'gantie,' borrowed during the era of maritime trade between Europe and Southeast Asia. The word traveled through Portuguese and Dutch trading networks.
The 'catti' is a ghost unit—it's not official anymore, but it's the ancestor of the modern Chinese 'jin' and shows how trade created international measurement systems!
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