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== Length ==
== Length ==
=== Chinese ===
==== 1930 ====
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!system
!unit
!length in metre
!note
|-
|Chinese 1915
|háo
|háo
毫
毫
|3.2e-1
|
|-
|Chinese 1915
|lí
|lí
釐
釐
|3.2e-2
|
|-
|Chinese 1915
|fēn
|fēn
分
分
|3.2e-3
|
|-
|Chinese 1915
|cùn
|cùn
寸
寸
|3.2e-4
|
|-
|Chinese 1915
|chǐ
|chǐ
尺
尺
|3.2e-5
|
|-
|Chinese 1915
|bù
|bù
步
步
|1.6e0
|
|-
|Chinese 1915
|zhàng
|zhàng
丈
丈
|3.2e0
|
|-
|Chinese 1915
|yǐn
引
|3.2e1
|
|-
|Chinese 1915
|lǐ
|lǐ
里
里
|5.76e2
|
|-
|-
|3.333e-5
|Chinese 1930
|3.333e-4
|3.333e-3
|3.333e-2
|3.333e-1
|3.333e0
|3.333e1
|5.000e2
|}
 
==== 1915 ====
{| class="wikitable"
|háo
|háo
毫
毫
|3.333e-5
|
|-
|Chinese 1930
|lí
|lí
釐
釐
|3.333e-4
|
|-
|Chinese 1930
|fēn
|fēn
分
分
|3.333e-3
|
|-
|Chinese 1930
|cùn
|cùn
寸
寸
|3.333e-2
|
|-
|Chinese 1930
|chǐ
|chǐ
尺
尺
|3.333e-1
|
|-
|Chinese 1930
|bù
|bù
步
步
|3.333e0
|
|-
|Chinese 1930
|zhàng
|zhàng
丈
丈
|yǐn
|3.333e1
引
|
|-
|Chinese 1930
|lǐ
|lǐ
里
里
|5.000e2
|
|-
|-
|3.2e-1
|Japanese 1868
|3.2e-2
|3.2e-3
|3.2e-4
|3.2e-5
|1.6e0
|3.2e0
|3.2e1
|5.76e2
|}
 
=== Japanese ===
==== 1868 ====
{| class="wikitable"
|mō
|mō
毛、毫
毛、毫
|3.030e-5
|
|-
|Japanese 1868
|rin
|rin
厘、釐
厘、釐
|3
|
|-
|Japanese 1868
|bu
|bu
分
分
|3.030e-3
|
|-
|Japanese 1868
|sun
|sun
寸
寸
|3.030e-2
|
|-
|Japanese 1868
|shaku
|shaku
尺
尺
|3.030e-1
|
|-
|Japanese 1868
|ken; hiro
|ken; hiro
間；尋
間；尋
|1.818e0
|“hiro” is used for depth
|-
|Japanese 1868
|jō
|jō
丈
丈
|3.030e0
|
|-
|Japanese 1868
|chō
|chō
町
町
|1.091e2
|
|-
|Japanese 1868
|ri
|ri
里
里
|3.927e3
|
|-
|-
|3.030e-5
|Korean 1905
|3.030e-4
|3.030e-3
|3.030e-2
|3.030e-1
|1.818e0
|3.030e0
|1.091e2
|3.927e3
|}
 
The unit hiro (尋) is used for depth.
 
=== Korean ===
==== 1905 ====
{| class="wikitable"
|ho; mo
|ho; mo
호 / 毫; 모 / 毛
호 / 毫; 모 / 毛
|3.030e-5
|
|-
|Korean 1905
|ri
|ri
리 / 釐, 厘
리 / 釐, 厘
|3.030e-4
|
|-
|Korean 1905
|pun; bun
|pun; bun
푼; 분 / 分
푼; 분 / 分
|3.030e-3
|
|-
|Korean 1905
|chi; chon
|chi; chon
치; 촌 / 寸
치; 촌 / 寸
|3.030e-2
|
|-
|Korean 1905
|ja; cheok
|ja; cheok
자; 척 / 尺
자; 척 / 尺
|3.030e-1
|
|-
|Korean 1905
|gan; bo
|gan; bo
간 / 間; 보 / 步
간 / 間; 보 / 步
|1.818e0
|
|-
|Korean 1905
|jang
|jang
장 / 丈
장 / 丈
|3.030e0
|
|-
|Korean 1905
|jeong
|jeong
정 / 町
정 / 町
|1.091e2
|
|-
|Korean 1905
|ri
|ri
리 / 里
리 / 里
|-
|3.030e-5
|3.030e-4
|3.030e-3
|3.030e-2
|3.030e-1
|1.818e0
|3.030e0
|1.091e2
|3.927e3
|3.927e3
|
|}
|}
=== Chinese ===
==== 1915 ====
=== Korean ===
==== 1905 ====

Revision as of 15:45, 23 June 2024

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

Length

system unit length in metre note
Chinese 1915 háo

毫

3.2e-1
Chinese 1915 lí

釐

3.2e-2
Chinese 1915 fēn

分

3.2e-3
Chinese 1915 cùn

寸

3.2e-4
Chinese 1915 chǐ

尺

3.2e-5
Chinese 1915 bù

步

1.6e0
Chinese 1915 zhàng

丈

3.2e0
Chinese 1915 yǐn

引

3.2e1
Chinese 1915 lǐ

里

5.76e2
Chinese 1930 háo

毫

3.333e-5
Chinese 1930 lí

釐

3.333e-4
Chinese 1930 fēn

分

3.333e-3
Chinese 1930 cùn

寸

3.333e-2
Chinese 1930 chǐ

尺

3.333e-1
Chinese 1930 bù

步

3.333e0
Chinese 1930 zhàng

丈

3.333e1
Chinese 1930 lǐ

里

5.000e2
Japanese 1868 mō

毛、毫

3.030e-5
Japanese 1868 rin

厘、釐

3
Japanese 1868 bu

分

3.030e-3
Japanese 1868 sun

寸

3.030e-2
Japanese 1868 shaku

尺

3.030e-1
Japanese 1868 ken; hiro

間；尋

1.818e0 “hiro” is used for depth
Japanese 1868 jō

丈

3.030e0
Japanese 1868 chō

町

1.091e2
Japanese 1868 ri

里

3.927e3
Korean 1905 ho; mo

호 / 毫; 모 / 毛

3.030e-5
Korean 1905 ri

리 / 釐, 厘

3.030e-4
Korean 1905 pun; bun

푼; 분 / 分

3.030e-3
Korean 1905 chi; chon

치; 촌 / 寸

3.030e-2
Korean 1905 ja; cheok

자; 척 / 尺

3.030e-1
Korean 1905 gan; bo

간 / 間; 보 / 步

1.818e0
Korean 1905 jang

장 / 丈

3.030e0
Korean 1905 jeong

정 / 町

1.091e2
Korean 1905 ri

리 / 里

3.927e3

Chinese

1915

Korean

1905

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