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|lǐ
|lǐ
|5.000e2
|5e2
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|German 1815
|German 1815
|Fuß (Baden; Schweiz 1835)
|Fuß (Baden; Schweiz 1835)
|3.0e-1
|3e-1
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|Fuß (Pfalz)
|Fuß (Pfalz)
|3.333e-1
|3.333e-1
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|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Wiesbaden)
|1e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Rheinland)
|4.119e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Pfalz)
|4.63e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Pfalz)
|5.16e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Wrocław)
|6.7e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Bayern)
|7.415e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Württemberg)
|7.449e3
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|Meile (Norddeutscher Bund)
|Meile (Norddeutscher Bund)
|7.5e3
|7.5e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Anhalt)
|7.532e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Dänemark; Preußen)
|7.532e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Baden)
|8e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Schleswig-Holstein)
|8.803e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Sachsen)
|9.062e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Hesse-Kassel)
|9.206e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Lippe-Detmold)
|9.264e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Westfalen)
|9.25e3
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|-
|German pre-1872/1876
|Meile (Oldenburg)
|9.894e3
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|-
|Japanese 1868
|Japanese 1868
|mō
|mō
毛、毫
毛、毫
|3.030e-5
|3.03e-5
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|rin
|rin
厘、釐
厘、釐
|3.030e-4
|3.03e-4
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|bu
|bu
|3.030e-3
|3.03e-3
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|sun
|sun
|3.030e-2
|3.03e-2
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|shaku
|shaku
|3.030e-1
|3.03e-1
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|jō
|jō
|3.030e0
|3.03e0
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|ho; mo
|ho; mo
호 / 毫; 모 / 毛
호 / 毫; 모 / 毛
|3.030e-5
|3.03e-5
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|ri
|ri
리 / 釐, 厘
리 / 釐, 厘
|3.030e-4
|3.03e-4
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|pun; bun
|pun; bun
푼; 분 / 分
푼; 분 / 分
|3.030e-3
|3.03e-3
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|chi; chon
|chi; chon
치; 촌 / 寸
치; 촌 / 寸
|3.030e-2
|3.03e-2
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|ja; cheok
|ja; cheok
자; 척 / 尺
자; 척 / 尺
|3.030e-1
|3.03e-1
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|jang
|jang
장 / 丈
장 / 丈
|3.030e0
|3.03e0
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Revision as of 16:34, 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

3.2e-5
Chinese 1915

3.2e-4
Chinese 1915 fēn

3.2e-3
Chinese 1915 cùn

3.2e-2
Chinese 1915 chǐ

3.2e-1
Chinese 1915

1.6e0
Chinese 1915 zhàng

3.2e0
Chinese 1915 yǐn

3.2e1
Chinese 1915

5.76e2
Chinese 1930 háo

3.333e-5
Chinese 1930

3.333e-4
Chinese 1930 fēn

3.333e-3
Chinese 1930 cùn

3.333e-2
Chinese 1930 chǐ

3.333e-1
Chinese 1930

3.333e0
Chinese 1930 zhàng

3.333e1
Chinese 1930

5e2
German 1815 Fuß (Hessen) 2.5e-1
German 1815 Fuß (Baden; Schweiz 1835) 3e-1
German 1815 Fuß (Pfalz) 3.333e-1
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Wiesbaden) 1e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Rheinland) 4.119e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Pfalz) 4.63e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Pfalz) 5.16e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Wrocław) 6.7e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Bayern) 7.415e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Württemberg) 7.449e3
German 1806 Meile (Norddeutscher Bund) 7.5e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Anhalt) 7.532e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Dänemark; Preußen) 7.532e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Baden) 8e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Schleswig-Holstein) 8.803e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Sachsen) 9.062e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Hesse-Kassel) 9.206e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Lippe-Detmold) 9.264e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Westfalen) 9.25e3
German pre-1872/1876 Meile (Oldenburg) 9.894e3
Japanese 1868

毛、毫

3.03e-5
Japanese 1868 rin

厘、釐

3.03e-4
Japanese 1868 bu

3.03e-3
Japanese 1868 sun

3.03e-2
Japanese 1868 shaku

3.03e-1
Japanese 1868 ken; hiro

間;尋

1.818e0 “hiro” is used for depth
Japanese 1868

3.03e0
Japanese 1868 chō

1.091e2
Japanese 1868 ri

3.927e3
Korean 1905 ho; mo

호 / 毫; 모 / 毛

3.03e-5
Korean 1905 ri

리 / 釐, 厘

3.03e-4
Korean 1905 pun; bun

푼; 분 / 分

3.03e-3
Korean 1905 chi; chon

치; 촌 / 寸

3.03e-2
Korean 1905 ja; cheok

자; 척 / 尺

3.03e-1
Korean 1905 gan; bo

간 / 間; 보 / 步

1.818e0
Korean 1905 jang

장 / 丈

3.03e0
Korean 1905 jeong

정 / 町

1.091e2
Korean 1905 ri

리 / 里

3.927e3