| Chinese Unit | Equivalent |
|---|---|
| 1 Fan (candareen) | = 0.0133 oz. avoirdupois |
| 1 Ts'in (mace) | = 0.133 oz. avoirdupois |
| 1 Leung (tael) | = 1.33 oz. avoirdupois |
| 1 Kun (catty) | = 1.33 lbs. avoirdupois |
| 1 Tàm (picul) | = 133 1/3 lbs. avoirdupois |
And the following weights, viz: 2, 3, 4, 5 taels; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50 taels; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700 taels.
1 Chick equal to 14 1/3 English inches, divided into 10 Ts'ün, and each Ts'ün into 10 Fan or teuthis.
4 Ounces avoirdupois.
8 Ounces avoirdupois.
12 Ounces avoirdupois.
17 Ounces avoirdupois.
1 Pound avoirdupois.
2 Pounds avoirdupois.
4 Pounds avoirdupois.
19 Pounds avoirdupois.
12 oz. Troy.
7 Pounds avoirdupois.
14 Pounds avoirdupois.
28 Pounds avoirdupois.
56 Pounds avoirdupois.
112 Pounds avoirdupois.
12 oz. Troy.
1 Inch.
2 Inches.
1 Yard divided into feet and inches.
1 Half Gill.
1 Gill.
1 Half Pint.
1 Pint.
1 Quart.
1 Half Gallon.
1 Gallon.
1 Peck.
1 Half Bushel.
1 Bushel.
The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
Measures of length, if made of wood or bamboo, shall (except yard measures imported from the United Kingdom) be tipped at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of weights and measures, or, in case of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Ordinance No. 8 of 1885.
CHINESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
WEIGHTS.
1 Fan
(caudarcen)
=
.0133 oz. avoirdupois.
1 Ts'in (mace)
=
= 0.133
"1
1 Leung (tael)
1
"1
>>
1 Kun (catty)
13 Ds.
"
1 Tàm (pieul)
=
133
ง
and the following weights, viz: 2, 3, 4, 5, tacls; 10, 17, 20, 30, 40, 50, tucls; 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 700, tacls.
LENGTH.
1 Chick equal to 143 English inches, divided into 10 Ts'ün, and each Ts'ün into 10 Fan or teuthis.
ENGLISH! WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
4 Ounces avoirdupois.
8
12
17
1 Ponud
"
2 Pounds
**
4
19
1's oz. Troy.
to "
**
WEIGHTS.
7 Pounds avoirdupois.
14
ED
13
28
56
D
"J
11
fo oz.
Troy.
LENGTH.
1 Ounce #1
2 Ounces ""
I Yard divided into feet and inches.
CAPACITY.
"
1 Half Gill.
1 Gill.
1 Half Pint.
1 Pint.
1 Quart.
I Half Gallon.
1 Gallon.
i Pack.
1 Half Bushel.
1 Bushel.
The contents of each measure to be not heaped, but flat and level with the rim of the vessel.
Measures of length, if made of wood or bamboo, shall (except yard measures imported from the United Kingdom) be tipped at the ends with metal to the satisfaction of the Examiner of weights and measures, or, in case of doubt, of a Police Magistrate, whose decision shall be final.
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