Tianxiajie Systems of Measurement
An article on the various terms and systems of measurement in the world of Tianxiajie.
Distance
- cùn (寸): unit of length; (approximately) 3.334 cm (1/10 of a chǐ a unit of length / inch / thumb
- chǐ (呎): unit of length; (approximately) 33.34 cm (1/3 of a metre foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)
- zhàng (丈): unit of length; (approximately) 3.34 m (10 chǐ measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure
- lǐ (里): ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m / neighborhood / ancient administrative unit of 25 families
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