Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Traditional-Units-of-Measurement

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

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region	time	unit	length in metre	note
China	1915	háo 毫	3.2e-5
China	1915	lí 釐	3.2e-4
China	1915	fēn 分	3.2e-3
China	1915	cùn 寸	3.2e-2
China	1915	chǐ 尺	3.2e-1
China	1915	bù 步	1.6e0
China	1915	zhàng 丈	3.2e0
China	1915	yǐn 引	3.2e1
China	1915	lǐ 里	5.76e2
China	1930	háo 毫	3.333e-5
China	1930	lí 釐	3.333e-4
China	1930	fēn 分	3.333e-3
China	1930	cùn 寸	3.333e-2
China	1930	chǐ 尺	3.333e-1
China	1930	zhàng 丈	3.333e0
China	1930	yǐn 引	3.333e1
China	1930	lǐ 里	5e2
Germania	1722	Postmeile (Sachsen)	9.062e3
Germania	1806	Fuß (Hessen)	2.5e-1
Germania	1806	Fuß (Baden)	3e-1
Germania	1806	Fuß (Pfalz)	3.333e-1
Germania	1806	Klafter (Schweiz)	1.8e0
Germania	1840	kleine Postmeile (Sachsen)	7.5e3
Germania	1876	Punkt (Österreich)	1.829e-7
Germania	1876	Linie (Österreich)	2.195e-3
Germania	1876	Zoll (Österreich)	2.634e-2
Germania	1876	Faust (Österreich)	1.054e-1
Germania	1876	Spanne (Österreich)	2.107e-1
Germania	1876	Fuß (Österreich)	3.161e-1
Germania	1876	Klafter (Österreich)	1.896e-1
Germania	1876	Rute (Österreich)	3.161e0
Germania	1876	Meile (Österreich)	7.586e3
Japan	1868	mō 毛、毫	3.03e-5
Japan	1868	rin 厘、釐	3.03e-4
Japan	1868	bu 分	3.03e-3
Japan	1868	sun 寸	3.03e-2
Japan	1868	shaku 尺	3.03e-1
Japan	1868	ken; hiro 間；尋	1.818e0	“hiro” is used for depth
Japan	1868	jō 丈	3.03e0
Japan	1868	chō 町	1.091e2
Japan	1868	ri 里	3.927e3
Korea	1905	ho; mo 호 / 毫; 모 / 毛	3.03e-5
Korea	1905	ri 리 / 釐, 厘	3.03e-4
Korea	1905	pun; bun 푼; 분 / 分	3.03e-3
Korea	1905	chi; chon 치; 촌 / 寸	3.03e-2
Korea	1905	ja; cheok 자; 척 / 尺	3.03e-1
Korea	1905	gan; bo 간 / 間; 보 / 步	1.818e0
Korea	1905	jang 장 / 丈	3.03e0
Korea	1905	jeong 정 / 町	1.091e2
Korea	1905	ri 리 / 里	3.927e3