Convert Baht (weight) to Catties
Convert Baht (weight) (baht) to Catties (catty) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
catty = baht × 0.02516556291
About Baht (weight)
The baht (บาท) as a unit of mass equals 15.244 grams and is the traditional gold weight standard of Thailand. While the baht is now primarily known as Thailand's currency, its weight meaning remains very much live: Thai gold jewellery is universally sold and priced by the baht weight. A '1 baht gold chain' in a Thai jewellery shop contains one baht (15.244 g) of gold alloy. Gold shops (ร้านทอง) throughout Thailand, and in Thai communities worldwide, post daily buying and selling prices per baht of gold.
About Catties
The catty (also jin 斤 in Chinese) is a traditional unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, equal to 600 grams in its modern metric form. It was historically the standard unit of trade for goods at markets throughout China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia for over a thousand years. Today the catty remains widely used in Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Singaporean wet markets and grocery stores for weighing vegetables, meat, and fish. In Hong Kong, the catty (斤) is precisely 604.79 grams; in mainland China it is exactly 500 grams (half a kilogram).
Quick Reference Table
| Baht (weight) (baht) | Catties (catty) |
|---|---|
| 1 baht | 0.0251656 catty |
| 2 baht | 0.0503311 catty |
| 5 baht | 0.125828 catty |
| 10 baht | 0.251656 catty |
| 25 baht | 0.629139 catty |
| 50 baht | 1.25828 catty |
| 100 baht | 2.51656 catty |