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|6e4
|2 maru
|2 maru
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|Korea
|1905
|ho
호 / 毫
|3.75e-4
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|-
|Korea
|1905
|mo
모 / 毛
|3.75e-3
|10 ho
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|Korea
|1905
|ri
리 / 釐, 厘
|3.75e-2
|10 mo
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|Korea
|1905
|pun; bun
푼; 분 / 分
|3.75e-1
|10 ri
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|Korea
|1905
|don
|3.75e0
|10 pun
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|-
|Korea
|1905
|nyang
냥 / 兩
|3.75e1
|10 don
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|-
|Korea
|1905
|geun
근 / 斤
|3.75e2
|10 nyang
|6e2 for meat
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|Korea
|1905
|gwan
관 / 貫
|3.75e3
|10 geun
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|1.804e2
|1.804e2
|10 to
|10 to
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|Korea
|1905
|jak
작 / 勺
|1.8e-2
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|Korea
|1905
|hop
|1.8e-1
|10 jak
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|-
|Korea
|1905
|doe; seung
되; 승 / 升
|1.8e0
|10 hop
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|-
|Korea
|1905
|mal; du
말; 두 / 斗
|1.8e1
|10 doe
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|-
|Korea
|1905
|seom; seok; jeom
섬; 석 / 石; 점 / 苫
|1.8e2
|10 mal
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|-
|Korea
|1905
|sogok; pyeongsok
소곡 / 小斛; 평석 / 平石
|2.7e2
|15 mal
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|-
|Korea
|1905
|daegok; jeonseok
대곡 / 大斛; 전석 / 全石
|3.6e2
|20 mal
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Hi, polyglots.

You may encounter units of measurements in foreign texts and wonder how much they are in units you are familiar with. Here is a list of them

In progress

Area

region time unit area in square metre amount relation specific usage
Austria 1876 Quadratklafter 3.597e0
Austria 1876 Mittmel 8.092e2 225 Quadratklafter
Austria 1876 Joch 5.755e3 1600 Quadratklafter
China 1915 fāngcùn

方寸

1.024e-3
China 1915 fāngchǐ

方尺

1.024e-1 100 fāngcùn
China 1915 háo

6.144e-1
China 1915

6.144e0 10 háo
China 1915 fāngzhàng

方丈

1.024e1 100 fāngchǐ
China 1915 fēn

6.144e1 10 lí
China 1915

6.144e2 10 fēn
China 1915 qǐng

6.144e4 100 mǔ
China 1930 fāngcùn

方寸

1.111e-3
China 1930 fāngchǐ

方尺

1.111e-1 100 fāngcùn
China 1930 háo

6.667e-1
China 1930

6.667e0 10 háo
China 1930 fāngzhàng

方丈

1.111e1 100 fāngchǐ
China 1930 fēn

6.667e1 10 lí
China 1930

6.667e2 10 fēn
China 1930 qǐng

6.667e4 100 mǔ
Japan 1891 shaku

3.306e-2
Japan 1891

3.306e-1 10 shaku
Japan 1891

畳, 帖

1.652e-1 5 gō
Japan 1891 tsubo; bu

坪; 歩

3.306e0 10 gō
Japan 1891 se

9.917e1 30 tsubo
Japan 1891 tan

段, 反

9.917e2 10 se
Japan 1891 chō; chōbu

町; 町歩

9.917e3 10 tan
Korea 1905 jak

작 / 勺

3.306e-2
Korea 1905 hop

3.306e-1 10 jak
Korea 1905 pyeong; gan; bo

평 / 坪; 간 / 間; 보 / 步

3.306e0 10 hop
Korea 1905 myo

묘 / 畝

9.917e1 30 pyeong
Korea 1905 dan

단 / 段

9.917e2 10 myo
Korea 1905 jeong; jeongbo; gyeong

정 / 町; 정보 / 町步; 경 / 頃

9.917e3 10 dan

Length

region time unit length in metre amount relation specific usage
Austria 1876 Punkt 1.829e-4
Austria 1876 Linie 2.195e-3 12 Punkt
Austria 1876 Zoll 2.634e-2 12 Linie
Austria 1876 Faust 1.054e-1 4 Zoll
Austria 1876 Spanne 2.107e-1 8 Zoll
Austria 1876 Fuß 3.161e-1 12 Zoll
Austria 1876 Klafter 1.896e0 6 Fuß
Austria 1876 Rute 3.161e0 10 Fuß
Austria 1876 Meile 7.586e3 2400 Rute
Baden 1806 Fuß 3e-1
China 1915 háo

3.2e-5
China 1915

3.2e-4 10 háo
China 1915 fēn

3.2e-3 10 lí
China 1915 cùn

3.2e-2 10 fēn
China 1915 chǐ

3.2e-1 10 cùn
China 1915

1.6e0 5 chǐ
China 1915 zhàng

3.2e0 10 chǐ
China 1915 yǐn

3.2e1 10 zhàng
China 1915

5.76e2 18 yǐn
China 1930 háo

3.333e-5
China 1930

3.333e-4 10 háo
China 1930 fēn

3.333e-3 10 lí
China 1930 cùn

3.333e-2 10 fēn
China 1930 chǐ

3.333e-1 10 cùn
China 1930 zhàng

3.333e0 10 chǐ
China 1930 yǐn

3.333e1 10 zhàng
China 1930

5e2 15 yǐn
Hesse 1806 Fuß 2.5e-1
Japan 1891

毛、毫

3.03e-5
Japan 1891 rin

厘、釐

3.03e-4 10 mō
Japan 1891 bu

3.03e-3 10 rin
Japan 1891 sun

3.03e-2 10 bu
Japan 1891 shaku

3.03e-1 10 sun
Japan 1891 ken; hiro

間;尋

1.818e0 6 shaku “hiro” is used for depth
Japan 1891

3.03e0 10 shaku
Japan 1891 chō

1.091e2 36 jō
Japan 1891 ri

3.927e3 36 jō
Korea 1905 ho; mo

호 / 毫; 모 / 毛

3.03e-5
Korea 1905 ri

리 / 釐, 厘

3.03e-4 10 ho
Korea 1905 pun; bun

푼; 분 / 分

3.03e-3 10 ri
Korea 1905 chi; chon

치; 촌 / 寸

3.03e-2 10 pun
Korea 1905 ja; cheok

자; 척 / 尺

3.03e-1 10 chi
Korea 1905 gan; bo

간 / 間; 보 / 步

1.818e0 6 ja
Korea 1905 jang

장 / 丈

3.03e0 10 cheok
Korea 1905 jeong

정 / 町

1.091e2 36 jang
Korea 1905 ri

리 / 里

3.927e3 36 jeong
Palatinate 1806 Fuß 3.333e-1
Sachsen 1722 Postmeile 9.062e3
Sachsen 1840 kleine Postmeile 7.5e3
Switzerland 1806 Klafter 1.8e0

Mass

region time unit mass in gram amount relation specific usage
China 1915 háo

3.73e-3
China 1915

3.73e-2 10 háo
China 1915 fēn

3.73e-1 10 lí
China 1915 qián

3.73e0 10 fēn
China 1915 liǎng

3.73e1 10 qián
China 1915 jīn

5.968e2 16 liǎng
China 1930

3.125e-4
China 1930 háo

3.125e-3 10 sī
China 1930

3.125e-2 10 háo
China 1930 fēn

3.125e-1 10 lí
China 1930 qián

3.125e0 10 fēn
China 1930 liǎng

3.125e1 10 qián
China 1930 jīn

5e2 16 liǎng
China 1930 dān

5e4 100 jīn
China 1959

5e-2
China 1959 fēn

5e-1 10 lí
China 1959 qián

5e0 10 fēn
China 1959 liǎng

5e1 10 qián
China 1959 jīn

5e2 10 liǎng
China 1959 dān

5e4 100 jīn
Japan 1891

毫; 毛

3.75e-3
Japan 1891 rin

3.75e-2 10 mō
Japan 1891 fun

3.75e-1 10 rin
Japan 1891 momme

3.75e0 10 fun
Japan 1891 hyakume

百目

3.75e2 10 momme
Japan 1891 kin

6e2
Japan 1891 kan; kanme

貫; 貫目

3.75e3 100 hyakume
Japan 1891 maru

3e4 8 kan; 50 kin
Japan 1891 tan

擔; 担

6e4 2 maru
Korea 1905 ho

호 / 毫

3.75e-4
Korea 1905 mo

모 / 毛

3.75e-3 10 ho
Korea 1905 ri

리 / 釐, 厘

3.75e-2 10 mo
Korea 1905 pun; bun

푼; 분 / 分

3.75e-1 10 ri
Korea 1905 don

3.75e0 10 pun
Korea 1905 nyang

냥 / 兩

3.75e1 10 don
Korea 1905 geun

근 / 斤

3.75e2 10 nyang 6e2 for meat
Korea 1905 gwan

관 / 貫

3.75e3 10 geun

Volume

region time unit volume in litre amount relation specific usage
Austria 1876 Pfiff 1.772e-1 used for fluids
Austria 1876 Seidel 3.544e-1 2 Pfiff used for fluids
Austria 1876 Maß 1.418e0 4 Seidel used for fluids
Austria 1876 Eimer 5.671e1 40 Maß used for fluids
China 1915 sháo

1.035e-2
China 1915

1.035e-1 10 sháo
China 1915 shēng

1.035e0 10 gē
China 1915 dǒu

1.035e1 10 shēng
China 1915

5.177e1 5 dǒu
China 1915 dàn

1.035e2 10 dǒu
China 1930 cuō

1e-3
China 1930 sháo

1e-2 10 cuō
China 1930

1e-1 10 sháo
China 1930 shēng

1e0 10 gē
China 1930 dǒu

1e1 10 shēng
China 1930 dàn

1e2 10 dàn
Japan 1891 sai

1.804e-3
Japan 1891 shaku

1.804e-2 10 sai
Japan 1891

1.804e-1 10 shaku
Japan 1891 shō

1.804e0 10 gō
Japan 1891 to

1.804e1 10 shō
Japan 1891 koku

1.804e2 10 to
Korea 1905 jak

작 / 勺

1.8e-2
Korea 1905 hop

1.8e-1 10 jak
Korea 1905 doe; seung

되; 승 / 升

1.8e0 10 hop
Korea 1905 mal; du

말; 두 / 斗

1.8e1 10 doe
Korea 1905 seom; seok; jeom

섬; 석 / 石; 점 / 苫

1.8e2 10 mal
Korea 1905 sogok; pyeongsok

소곡 / 小斛; 평석 / 平石

2.7e2 15 mal
Korea 1905 daegok; jeonseok

대곡 / 大斛; 전석 / 全石

3.6e2 20 mal
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