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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
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Area
region | time | unit | area in square metre | amount relation | usage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | 1876 | Quadratklafter | 3.597e0 | ||
Austria | 1876 | Mittmel | 8.092e2 | 225 Quadratklafter | |
Austria | 1876 | Joch | 5.755e3 | 1600 Quadratklafter | |
China | 1915 | háo
毫 |
6.144e-1 | ||
China | 1915 | lí
釐 |
6.144e0 | 10 háo | |
China | 1915 | fēn
分 |
6.144e1 | 10 lí | |
China | 1915 | mǔ
畝 |
6.144e2 | 10 fēn | |
China | 1915 | qǐng
頃 |
6.144e2 | 100 mǔ |
Length
region | time | unit | length in metre | note | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 24000 Fuß | |
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 | 1868 | mō
毛、毫 |
3.03e-5 | ||
Japan | 1868 | rin
厘、釐 |
3.03e-4 | 10 mō | |
Japan | 1868 | bu
分 |
3.03e-3 | 10 rin | |
Japan | 1868 | sun
寸 |
3.03e-2 | 10 bu | |
Japan | 1868 | shaku
尺 |
3.03e-1 | 10 sun | |
Japan | 1868 | ken; hiro
間;尋 |
1.818e0 | 6 shaku | “hiro” is used for depth |
Japan | 1868 | jō
丈 |
3.03e0 | 10 shaku | |
Japan | 1868 | chō
町 |
1.091e2 | 36 jō | |
Japan | 1868 | 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 | bun; pun
분 / 分; 푼 |
3.03e-3 | 10 ri | |
Korea | 1905 | chon; chi
촌 / 寸; 치 |
3.03e-2 | 10 bun | |
Korea | 1905 | cheok; ja
척 / 尺; 자 |
3.03e-1 | 10 chon | |
Korea | 1905 | gan; bo
간 / 間; 보 / 步 |
1.818e0 | 6 cheok | |
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 |
Volume
region | time | unit | volume in litre | amount relation | 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 |