WEIGHT.
English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese :-
1 Fan (candareen) = 0.133 oz. avoirdupois.
1 Tsin (mace) = 0.133 x 10 = 1.33 oz. avoirdupois.
1 Leung (tael) = 1.33 x 10 = ...
1 Kan (catty) = 1 lbs. x ... = ...
1 Tâm (picul) = ...
MEASURES OF LENGTH.
English Standard Measures are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese:
| Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| Chek (foot) | equal to 14½ English inches, divided into 10 Tsün or inches, and each inch into 10 Fan or tenths. |
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WEIGHT.
English Standard Weights are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese :-
1 Fan (candareen) 0.133 oz. avoirdupois.
1 Tsin (mace)
= 0.133
97
"
1 Leung (tacl)
1* **
*
1 Kan (catty)
1 Tâm (pieul)
1 lbs.
郭量
133
tt
*
MEASURES OF LENGTH.
English Standard Measures are employed in the Colony, and also the following Chinese:
| Chek (foot) oqnal to 141⁄2 English inches, divided into 10 Tsün or inchos, and oach inch into 10 Fax or
ionth.
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