Convert Catties to Milligrams
Convert Catties (catty) to Milligrams (mg) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
mg = catty × 604000
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).
About Milligrams
A milligram (mg) is one thousandth of a gram (10⁻³ g). It is the primary unit for pharmaceutical dosing: aspirin tablets are typically 500 mg, ibuprofen 200-400 mg, and melatonin supplements 0.5-10 mg. Precious metal assay results and alloy compositions are specified in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg = ppm). Nutritional labels worldwide list mineral content in milligrams - the recommended daily intake of iron is 8-18 mg, calcium 1000 mg, and sodium under 2300 mg. A grain of rice weighs about 25-30 mg, and a medium eyelash approximately 0.1 mg.
Quick Reference Table
| Catties (catty) | Milligrams (mg) |
|---|---|
| 1 catty | 604000 mg |
| 2 catty | 1208000 mg |
| 5 catty | 3020000 mg |
| 10 catty | 6040000 mg |
| 25 catty | 15100000 mg |
| 50 catty | 30200000 mg |
| 100 catty | 60400000 mg |