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8. Weights
and Measures in Use in Taiwan
Length
| Taiwan
System |
Market
System |
Metric
System |
English
System |
| 1
ts'un (inch) |
0.90909
ts'un |
3.0303
cm |
1.193
in. |
| 1
ch'ih (foot) (=10 ts'un) |
0.90909
ch'ih |
0.30303
m |
0.99419
ft |
| 1.1
ts'un |
1
ts'un (inch) (=10 fen) |
3.3333
cm |
1.3123
in. |
| 1.1
ch'ih |
1
ch'ih (=10 ts'un) |
0.33333
m |
1.0936
ft. |
| 11
ch'ih |
1
chang (=10 ch'ih) |
3.3333
m |
3.6453
yd. |
| 1.650
ch'ih |
1
li (=150 chang) |
0.5
km |
0.3107
mi |
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Area
| Taiwan
System |
Market
System |
Metric
System |
English
System |
| 1
p'ing (tsubo) |
0.00496
mu |
3.30579
sq. m |
35.5896
sq. ft. |
| 1
mu (=30 p'ing) |
0.14876
mu |
0.99174
are |
0.02451
acre |
| 1
chia (=2,934 p'ing) |
14.5488
mu |
96.9917
ares |
2.39672
acres |
| - |
1
sq. ch'ih (=100 sq. ts'un) |
0.1111
sq. m |
1.196
sq. ft. |
| 3.361
p'ing |
1
sq.chang (=100 sq. ch'ih) |
11.1111
sq. m |
13.28888
sq. yd. |
| 25.7753
chia |
1
sq. li (=22,500 sq. chang) |
25
hectares |
61.776
acres |
| 20.1666
p'ing |
1
fen (=6 sq. chang) |
66.6666
sq. m |
79.7328
sq. yd |
| 6.72222
mu |
1
mu (=10 fen) |
6.66667
ares |
0.16441
acre |
| 6.8736
chia |
1
ch'ing (=100 mu) |
6.66667
hectares |
16.441
acres |
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Weights
| Taiwan
System |
Market
System |
Metric
System |
English
System |
| 1
ch'ien |
0.75
ch'ien |
3.75
g |
0.12056
oz. |
| 1
liang (tael) (=10 ch'ien) |
0.75
liang |
37.5
g |
1.2056
oz. |
| 1
chin (catty) (=16 liang) |
1.2
chin |
0.6
kg |
1.3228
lb. |
| 1
tan (picul) (=100 chin) |
1.2
tan |
60
kg |
132.277
lb. |
| 1.3333
ch'ien |
1
ch'ien |
5
g |
0.1764
oz. |
| 1.3333
liang |
1
liang (tael) 9=10 ch'ien) |
50
g |
1.7637
oz. |
| 0.8333
chin |
1
chin (catty) (=10 liang) |
0.5
kg |
1.1023
lb. |
| 0.83333
tan |
1
tan (picul) (=100 chin) |
50
kg |
110.231
lb. |
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