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Hi, polyglots.
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
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
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|9.917e3
|9.917e3
|10 dan
|10 dan
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|US America
|1832
|square inch
|6.452e-4
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|US America
|1832
|square foot
|9.29e-2
|144 square inches
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|US America
|1832
|square chain
|4.047e2
|16 square rods
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|-
|US America
|1832
|acre
|4.047e3
|10 square chains
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|-
|US America
|1832
|section
|2.59e6
|1 square miles
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|-
|US America
|1832
|township
|9.324e7
|16 square leagues
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|Linie
|Linie
|2.195e-3
|2.195e-3
|12 Punkt
|12 Punkte
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|Zoll
|Zoll
|2.634e-2
|2.634e-2
|12 Linie
|12 Linien
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|Meile
|Meile
|7.586e3
|7.586e3
|2400 Rute
|2400 Ruten
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|US America
|1832
|twip
|1.764e-5
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|US America
|1832
|mil
|2.54e-5
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|US America
|1832
|point
|3.528e-4
|20 twips
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|US America
|1832
|pica
|4.233e-3
|12 points
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|-
|US America
|1832
|inch
|2.54e-2
|6 picas; 1000 mils
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|US America
|1832
|foot
|3.048e-1
|12 inches
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|US America
|1832
|yard
|9.144e-1
|3 feet
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|US America
|1832
|mile
|1.609e3
|1760 yards
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|US America
|1832
|league
|4.828e3
|3 miles
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|US America
|1832
|fathom
|1.829e0
|2 yards
|nautical use
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|US America
|1832
|cable
|2.195e2
|120 fathoms
|nautical use
|}
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|Pfund
|Pfund
|5.6e2
|5.6e2
|32 Loth
|32 Lote
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|Zentner
|Zentner
|5.6e4
|5.6e4
|100 Pfund
|100 Pfunde
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|Seidel
|Seidel
|3.544e-1
|3.544e-1
|2 Pfiff
|2 Pfiffe
|used for fluids
|used for fluids
|-
|-
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|Eimer
|Eimer
|5.671e1
|5.671e1
|40 Maß
|40 Maße
|used for fluids
|used for fluids
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|Austria
|Austria
|1875
|1875
|Massel
|Maßel
|3.843e0
|3.843e0
|4 Futtermassel
|4 Futtermaßeln
|used for solids
|used for solids
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|Metzen
|Metzen
|6.149e1
|6.149e1
|16 Massel
|16 Maßeln
|used for solids
|used for solids
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|-

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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 1875 Quadratklafter 3.597e0
Austria 1875 Mittmel 8.092e2 225 Quadratklafter
Austria 1875 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

毫

6.144e-1
China 1915 lí

釐

6.144e0 10 háo
China 1915 fāngzhàng

方丈

1.024e1 100 fāngchǐ
China 1915 fēn

分

6.144e1 10 lí
China 1915 mǔ

畝

6.144e2 10 fēn
China 1915 qǐng

頃

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

毫

6.667e-1
China 1930 lí

釐

6.667e0 10 háo
China 1930 fāngzhàng

方丈

1.111e1 100 fāngchǐ
China 1930 fēn

分

6.667e1 10 lí
China 1930 mǔ

畝

6.667e2 10 fēn
China 1930 qǐng

頃

6.667e4 100 mǔ
Japan 1891 shaku

勺

3.306e-2
Japan 1891 gō

合

3.306e-1 10 shaku
Japan 1891 jō

畳, 帖

1.652e-1 5 gō
Japan 1891 tsubo; bu

坪; 歩

3.306e0 10 gō
Japan 1891 se

畝

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

홉

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
US America 1832 square inch 6.452e-4
US America 1832 square foot 9.29e-2 144 square inches
US America 1832 square chain 4.047e2 16 square rods
US America 1832 acre 4.047e3 10 square chains
US America 1832 section 2.59e6 1 square miles
US America 1832 township 9.324e7 16 square leagues

Length

region time unit length in metre amount relation specific usage
Austria 1875 Punkt 1.829e-4
Austria 1875 Linie 2.195e-3 12 Punkte
Austria 1875 Zoll 2.634e-2 12 Linien
Austria 1875 Faust 1.054e-1 4 Zoll
Austria 1875 Spanne 2.107e-1 8 Zoll
Austria 1875 Fuß 3.161e-1 12 Zoll
Austria 1875 Klafter 1.896e0 6 Fuß
Austria 1875 Rute 3.161e0 10 Fuß
Austria 1875 Meile 7.586e3 2400 Ruten
Baden 1806 Fuß 3e-1
China 1915 háo

毫

3.2e-5
China 1915 lí

釐

3.2e-4 10 háo
China 1915 fēn

分

3.2e-3 10 lí
China 1915 cùn

寸

3.2e-2 10 fēn
China 1915 chǐ

尺

3.2e-1 10 cùn
China 1915 bù

步

1.6e0 5 chǐ
China 1915 zhàng

丈

3.2e0 10 chǐ
China 1915 yǐn

引

3.2e1 10 zhàng
China 1915 lǐ

里

5.76e2 18 yǐn
China 1930 háo

毫

3.333e-5
China 1930 lí

釐

3.333e-4 10 háo
China 1930 fēn

分

3.333e-3 10 lí
China 1930 cùn

寸

3.333e-2 10 fēn
China 1930 chǐ

尺

3.333e-1 10 cùn
China 1930 zhàng

丈

3.333e0 10 chǐ
China 1930 yǐn

引

3.333e1 10 zhàng
China 1930 lǐ

里

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

毛、毫

3.03e-5
Japan 1891 rin

厘、釐

3.03e-4 10 mō
Japan 1891 bu

分

3.03e-3 10 rin
Japan 1891 sun

寸

3.03e-2 10 bu
Japan 1891 shaku

尺

3.03e-1 10 sun
Japan 1891 ken; hiro

間；尋

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

丈

3.03e0 10 shaku
Japan 1891 chō

町

1.091e2 36 jō
Japan 1891 ri

里

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
US America 1832 twip 1.764e-5
US America 1832 mil 2.54e-5
US America 1832 point 3.528e-4 20 twips
US America 1832 pica 4.233e-3 12 points
US America 1832 inch 2.54e-2 6 picas; 1000 mils
US America 1832 foot 3.048e-1 12 inches
US America 1832 yard 9.144e-1 3 feet
US America 1832 mile 1.609e3 1760 yards
US America 1832 league 4.828e3 3 miles
US America 1832 fathom 1.829e0 2 yards nautical use
US America 1832 cable 2.195e2 120 fathoms nautical use

Mass

region time unit mass in gram amount relation specific usage
Austria 1875 Quentchen 4.375e0
Austria 1875 Lot 1.75e1 4 Quentchen
Austria 1875 Pfund 5.6e2 32 Lote
Austria 1875 Zentner 5.6e4 100 Pfunde
Austria 1875 Saum 1.26e5 2¼ Zentner
Austria 1875 Schiffstonne 1.122e6 20 Zentner
Austria 1875 Meterzentner 1e5
China 1915 háo

毫

3.73e-3
China 1915 lí

釐

3.73e-2 10 háo
China 1915 fēn

分

3.73e-1 10 lí
China 1915 qián

錢

3.73e0 10 fēn
China 1915 liǎng

兩

3.73e1 10 qián
China 1915 jīn

斤

5.968e2 16 liǎng
China 1930 sī

絲

3.125e-4
China 1930 háo

毫

3.125e-3 10 sī
China 1930 lí

釐

3.125e-2 10 háo
China 1930 fēn

分

3.125e-1 10 lí
China 1930 qián

錢

3.125e0 10 fēn
China 1930 liǎng

兩

3.125e1 10 qián
China 1930 jīn

斤

5e2 16 liǎng
China 1930 dān

擔

5e4 100 jīn
China 1959 lí

厘

5e-2
China 1959 fēn

分

5e-1 10 lí
China 1959 qián

錢

5e0 10 fēn
China 1959 liǎng

兩

5e1 10 qián
China 1959 jīn

斤

5e2 10 liǎng
China 1959 dān

擔

5e4 100 jīn
Japan 1891 mō

毫; 毛

3.75e-3
Japan 1891 rin

厘

3.75e-2 10 mō
Japan 1891 fun

分

3.75e-1 10 rin
Japan 1891 momme

匁

3.75e0 10 fun
Japan 1891 hyakume

百目

3.75e2 10 momme
Japan 1891 kin

斤

6e2
Japan 1891 kan; kanme

貫; 貫目

3.75e3 100 hyakume
Japan 1891 maru

丸

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

돈

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 1875 Pfiff 1.772e-1 used for fluids
Austria 1875 Seidel 3.544e-1 2 Pfiffe used for fluids
Austria 1875 Maß 1.418e0 4 Seidel used for fluids
Austria 1875 Eimer 5.671e1 40 Maße used for fluids
Austria 1875 Becher 4.804e-1 used for solids
Austria 1875 Futtermaßel 9.607e-1 2 Becher used for solids
Austria 1875 Maßel 3.843e0 4 Futtermaßeln used for solids
Austria 1875 Metzen 6.149e1 16 Maßeln used for solids
Austria 1875 Muth 1.844e3 30 Metzen used for solids
Austria 1875 Klafter 3.41e3 used for solids
China 1915 sháo

勺

1.035e-2
China 1915 gē

合

1.035e-1 10 sháo
China 1915 shēng

升

1.035e0 10 gē
China 1915 dǒu

斗

1.035e1 10 shēng
China 1915 hú

斛

5.177e1 5 dǒu
China 1915 dàn

石

1.035e2 10 dǒu
China 1930 cuō

撮

1e-3
China 1930 sháo

勺

1e-2 10 cuō
China 1930 gē

合

1e-1 10 sháo
China 1930 shēng

升

1e0 10 gē
China 1930 dǒu

斗

1e1 10 shēng
China 1930 dàn

石

1e2 10 dàn
Japan 1891 sai

才

1.804e-3
Japan 1891 shaku

勺

1.804e-2 10 sai
Japan 1891 gō

合

1.804e-1 10 shaku
Japan 1891 shō

升

1.804e0 10 gō
Japan 1891 to

斗

1.804e1 10 shō
Japan 1891 koku

石

1.804e2 10 to
Korea 1905 jak

작 / 勺

1.8e-2
Korea 1905 hop

홉

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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