Chinese Units

Measures of length

• 1 li (市里) = 15 yin = 150 zhang
• this li is not the small li below, which has a different character and tone
• 1 yin (引) = 10 zhang
• 1 zhang (市丈) = 2 bu = 10 chi
• 1 bu (步) = 5 chi
• 1 chi (市尺) = 10 cun
• 1 cun (市寸) = 10 fen
• 1 fen (市分) = 10 li
• 1 li (市厘) = 10 hao
• 1 hao (毫) = 10 si
• 1 si （丝）= 10 hu
• 1 hu （忽）

• 1 li = 500 m
• 1 zhang = 3.3333 m
• 1 chi = 333.333 mm
• 1 cun = 33.333 mm

Measures of area

• 1 qing (市顷) = 100 mu
• 1 mu (市亩 / 畝) = 10 fen = 60 zhang²
• 1 fen (市分) = 10 li
• 1 li (市厘)
• 1 zhang² (方丈) = 100 chi²
• 1 chi² (方尺) = 100 cun²
• 1 cun² (方寸）

• 1 qing = 66,667 m²
• 1 mu = 666.67 m²
• 1 li = 0.6667 m²

Measures of mass

• 1 dan (市担 / 擔) = 100 jin
• 1 jin (市斤) = 10 liang (formerly 16 liang = 1 jin)
• 1 liang (市两) = 10 qian
• 1 qian (市钱) = 10 fen
• 1 fen (市分) = 10 li
• 1 li (市厘) = 10 hao
• 1 hao (毫) = 10 si
• 1 si (絲) = 10 hu
• 1 hu (忽）

• 1 dan = 50 kg
• 1 jin = 500 g
• 1 li = 50 mg

Measures of volume

• 1 dan (市石) = 10 dou
• 1 dou (市斗) = 10 sheng
• 1 sheng (市升) = 10 ge
• 1 ge (合) = 10 shao
• 1 shao (勺）= 10 cuo
• 1 cuo (撮)

• 1 sheng = 1 litre

Measures of time

• 1 ri (日) = 12 shichen
• 1 shichen (时辰) = 8 ke
• 1 ke (刻) = 60 fen
• 1 fen (分)

• 1 ri = 1 day
• 1 shichen = 2 hours
• 1 ke = 15 minutes
• 1 fen = 15 seconds

See also

• Earthly Branches

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