Convert Catties to Ticals
Convert Catties (catty) to Ticals (tical) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
tical = catty × 36.98940535
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 Ticals
A tical (also baht or kyat in historical usage) is a traditional Southeast Asian unit of mass, equal to approximately 16.329 grams. It was historically the standard weight for gold and silver trade throughout Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos. In Thailand, the tical is the root of the currency 'baht' - the baht coin was originally defined as the weight of one tical of silver. In Myanmar, the traditional kyat weight system used ticals as a primary unit.
Quick Reference Table
| Catties (catty) | Ticals (tical) |
|---|---|
| 1 catty | 36.9894 tical |
| 2 catty | 73.9788 tical |
| 5 catty | 184.947 tical |
| 10 catty | 369.894 tical |
| 25 catty | 924.735 tical |
| 50 catty | 1849.47 tical |
| 100 catty | 3698.94 tical |