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The metric system is the official system of weights and measures in the ROC,
and it is used for nearly all purposes. Certain things, however, continue to
be measured according to various other systems. Real estate property, for example,
is usually measured in p'ing (tsubo), or the size of a six-by-six-foot tatami
mat, a remnant from Taiwan's period of Japanese occupation. There are measures
for gold, Chinese herbal medicine, and other specialized commodities. The following
tables give equivalents in the diverse systems in use in Taiwan: the Taiwan
system, the metric system, and the English system.
Length
| Taiwan System |
Metric System |
English System |
|---|
| 1 ts'un ¤o |
3.0303 cm |
1.1930 in. |
| 0.33 ts'un ¤o |
1 cm |
0.39369 in. |
| 0.8382 ts'un ¤o |
2.54 cm |
1 in. |
| 1 ch'ih ¤Ø (=10 ts'un ¤o) |
0.3030 m |
0.9942 ft. |
| 3.3 ch'ih ¤Ø |
1 m |
3.2808 ft. |
| 1.00585 ch'ih ¤Ø |
0.3048 m |
1 ft. |
Area
| Taiwan System |
Metric System |
English System |
|---|
| 1 p'ing ©W |
3.30579 sq. m |
35.58323 sq. ft. |
| 0.3025 p'ing ©W |
1 sq. m |
10.76391 sq. ft. |
| 1,224.17 p'ing ©W |
4,046.85 sq. m |
1 acre |
| 1 mu ¯a (=30 p'ing ©W) |
99.1737 sq. m |
0.02451 acre |
| 1.00833 mu ¯a |
1 are |
0.02471 acre |
| 1 chia ¥Ò (=2,934 p'ing ©W) |
96.9917 ares |
2.39672 acres |
| 1 chia ¥Ò = 97.80 mu ¯a; 1 are
= 100 sq. m; 1 acre = 4,046.85 sq. m |
Weights
| Taiwan System |
Metric System |
English System |
|---|
| 1 ch'ien ¿ú |
3.75 g |
0.1323 oz. |
| 1 liang ¨â (=10 ch'ien ¿ú) |
37.5 g |
1.3228 oz. |
| 1 chin ¤ç (=16 liang ¨â) |
0.6 kg |
1.3228 lbs. |
| 1 tan ¥Û (=100 chin ¤ç) |
60 kg |
132.277 lbs. |
| 1 kg = 35.2740 oz. = 2.20462
lbs. = 1.66667 chin ¤ç = 26.6667 liang ¨â |
Source: Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, MOEA
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