Old Chinese Units of Length Converter

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1 [tchi] = 0.32 [m]
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1 [tchi] = 0.3499562555 [yd]
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The units of length that were used in Ancient China were tou, thsan, pou, li, kyo, fen, yin (yan), zhang, pou, tchi, cun(tsouen), fen, li, hao, su, and hoe. The base unit was tchi where 1 [tchi] is equal to 0.32 [m] of 0.349956255 [yd]. The largest unit in the length unit system was tou where the length of 1 [tou] is equal to 144000 [m] or 144.000 [km] or 157480.314975 [yd]. The smallest unit in the system was hoe where the length of 1[hoe] is equal to 0.000001[tchi] or \(3.2\cdot 10^{-7}\) [m] or \(3.4995 \cdot 10^{-7}\) [yd]. The table of conversion coefficient is given below.
Tou Thsan Pou Li Kyo fen Yin (Yan) Zhang Pou Tchi Cun (tsouen) Fen Li Hao Su Hoe
Tou $$1$$ $$\frac{25}{8}$$ $$25$$ $$250$$ $$1500$$ $$3750$$ $$4500$$ $$45000$$ $$90000$$ $$450000$$ $$4.5\cdot 10^6$$ $$4.5\cdot 10^7$$ $$4.5\cdot 10^8$$ $$4.5\cdot 10^9$$ $$4.5\cdot 10^{10}$$ $$4.5\cdot 10^{11}$$
Thsan $$\frac{8}{25}$$ $$1$$ $$8$$ $$80$$ $$480$$ $$1200$$ $$1440$$ $$14400$$ $$28800$$ $$14400$$ $$1.44\cdot 10^6$$ $$1.44\cdot 10^7$$ $$1.44\cdot 10^8$$ $$1.44\cdot 10^9$$ $$1.44\cdot 10^{10}$$ $$1.44\cdot 10^{11}$$
Pou $$\frac{1}{25}$$ $$\frac{1}{8}$$ $$1$$ $$10$$ $$60$$ $$150$$ $$180$$ $$1800$$ $$3600$$ $$18000$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{5}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{6}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{7}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{8}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{9}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{10}$$
Li $$\frac{1}{250}$$ $$\frac{1}{80}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$1$$ $$6$$ $$15$$ $$18$$ $$180$$ $$360$$ $$1800$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{4}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{5}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{6}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{7}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{8}$$ $$1.8\cdot 10^{9}$$
Kyo $$\frac{1}{1500}$$ $$\frac{1}{480}$$ $$\frac{1}{60}$$ $$\frac{1}{6}$$ $$1$$ $$\frac{5}{2}$$ $$3$$ $$30$$ $$60$$ $$300$$ $$3\cdot 10^{3}$$ $$3\cdot 10^{4}$$ $$3\cdot 10^{5}$$ $$3\cdot 10^{6}$$ $$3\cdot 10^{7}$$ $$3\cdot 10^{8}$$
fen $$\frac{1}{3750}$$ $$\frac{1}{1200}$$ $$\frac{1}{150}$$ $$\frac{1}{15}$$ $$\frac{2}{5}$$ $$1$$ $$\frac{6}{5}$$ $$12$$ $$24$$ $$120$$ $$1.2\cdot 10^{3}$$ $$1.2\cdot 10^{4}$$ $$1.2\cdot 10^{5}$$ $$1.2\cdot 10^{6}$$ $$1.2\cdot 10^{7}$$ $$1.2\cdot 10^{8}$$
Yin (Yan) $$\frac{1}{4500}$$ $$\frac{1}{1440}$$ $$\frac{1}{180}$$ $$\frac{1}{18}$$ $$\frac{1}{3}$$ $$\frac{5}{6}$$ $$1$$ $$10$$ $$20$$ $$100$$ $$10^{3}$$ $$10^{4}$$ $$10^{5}$$ $$10^{6}$$ $$10^{7}$$ $$10^{8}$$
Zhang $$\frac{1}{45000}$$ $$\frac{1}{14400}$$ $$\frac{1}{1800}$$ $$\frac{1}{180}$$ $$\frac{1}{30}$$ $$\frac{1}{12}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$1$$ $$2$$ $$10$$ $$10^{2}$$ $$10^{3}$$ $$10^{4}$$ $$10^{5}$$ $$10^{6}$$ $$10^{7}$$
Pou $$\frac{1}{90000}$$ $$\frac{1}{28800}$$ $$\frac{1}{3600}$$ $$\frac{1}{360}$$ $$\frac{1}{60}$$ $$\frac{1}{24}$$ $$\frac{1}{20}$$ $$\frac{1}{2}$$ $$1$$ $$5$$ $$50$$ $$5\cdot 10^{2}$$ $$5\cdot 10^{3}$$ $$5\cdot 10^{4}$$ $$5\cdot 10^{5}$$ $$5\cdot 10^{6}$$
Tchi $$\frac{1}{450000}$$ $$\frac{1}{144000}$$ $$\frac{1}{1800}$$ $$\frac{1}{1800}$$ $$\frac{1}{300}$$ $$\frac{1}{120}$$ $$\frac{1}{100}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$\frac{1}{5}$$ $$1$$ $$10$$ $$10^{2}$$ $$10^{3}$$ $$10^{4}$$ $$10^{5}$$ $$10^{6}$$
Cun (tsouen) $$\frac{1}{4.5\cdot 10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.44\cdot 10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{3\cdot 10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.2\cdot 10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^2}$$ $$\frac{1}{50}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$1$$ $$10$$ $$10^{2}$$ $$10^{3}$$ $$10^{4}$$ $$10^{5}$$
Fen $$\frac{1}{4.5\cdot 10^7}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.44\cdot 10^7}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{3\cdot 10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.2\cdot 10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{5\cdot 10^2}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^2}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$1$$ $$10$$ $$10^{2}$$ $$10^{3}$$ $$10^{4}$$
Li $$\frac{1}{4.5\cdot 10^8}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.44\cdot 10^8}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^7}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{3\cdot 10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.2\cdot 10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{5\cdot 10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^2}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$1$$ $$10$$ $$10^{2}$$ $$10^{3}$$
Hao $$\frac{1}{4.5\cdot 10^9}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.44\cdot 10^9}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^8}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^7}$$ $$\frac{1}{3\cdot 10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.2\cdot 10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{5\cdot 10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^2}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$1$$ $$10$$ $$10^{2}$$
Su $$\frac{1}{4.5\cdot 10^{10}}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.44\cdot 10^{10}}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^9}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^8}$$ $$\frac{1}{3\cdot 10^7}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.2\cdot 10^7}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^7}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{5\cdot 10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^2}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$1$$ $$10$$
Hoe $$\frac{1}{4.5\cdot 10^{11}}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.44\cdot 10^{11}}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^{10}}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.8\cdot 10^9}$$ $$\frac{1}{3\cdot 10^8}$$ $$\frac{1}{1.2\cdot 10^8}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^8}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^7}$$ $$\frac{1}{5\cdot 10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^6}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^5}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^4}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^3}$$ $$\frac{1}{10^2}$$ $$\frac{1}{10}$$ $$1$$


The conversion table for ancient Chinese units of length into meters and yards in mathematical form.
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Tou}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tou}]}\cdot \left(450000\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tou}]}}\right) = 450000 [\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel}450000 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 450000 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]} \cdot \left(0.32 \frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 144000 [\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 450000[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 450000\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{tchi}]}}\right) = 157480.31[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Thsan}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Thsan}]}\cdot \left(144000\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Thsan}]}}\right) = 144000 [\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 144000[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 144000 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 46080[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 144000[\mathrm{tchi}] = 144000\cancel{[\mathrm{tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{tchi}]}}\right) = 50393.7 [\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Pou}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Pou}]}\cdot \left(18000\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Pou}]}}\right) = 18000[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 18000 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 18000\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 5760 [\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 18000 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 18000\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 6299.21[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1[\mathrm{Li}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Li}]}\cdot \left(1800 \frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Li}]}}\right) = 1800 [\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1800 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 1800\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 576[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1800 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 1800\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 629.92[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Kyo}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Kyo}]}\cdot \left(300 \frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Kyo}]}}\right) = 300[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 300 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 300 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) =96 [\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 300 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 300 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 104.98[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{fen}] = 120\cancel{[\mathrm{fen}]}\cdot \left(120\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{fen}]}}\right) = 120[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 120[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 120\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 38.4[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 120[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 120\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 41.99[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Yin (Yan)}] = 1\cancel{[\mathrm{Yin (Yan)}]}\cdot \left(100 \frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Yin (Yan)}]}}\right) = 100 [\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 100 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 100 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 32[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 100 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 100 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 34.99 [\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Zhang}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Zhang}]}\cdot \left(10\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Zhang}]}}\right) = 10[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 10 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 10\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 3.2[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 10 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 10 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) =3.49 [\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Pou}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Pou}]}\cdot \left(5 \frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Pou}]}}\right) = 5[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 5 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 5\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 1.6[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 5 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 5\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 1.749[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(1\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 1[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 1\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.32[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 1\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.349[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Cun (Tsouen)}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Cun (Tsouen)}]}\cdot \left(0.1\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Cun (Tsouen)}]}}\right) = 0.1 [\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.1 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.1\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0. [\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.1 [\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.0349 [\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1[\mathrm{Fen}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Fen}]}\cdot \left(\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Fen}]}}\right) = 0.01[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.01[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.01\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.0032[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.01[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.01 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.00349[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1[\mathrm{Li}] = 1\cancel{[\mathrm{Li}]}\cdot \left(0.001\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Li}]}}\right) = 0.001[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.001[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.001\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.00032[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.001[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.001\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.000349[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1[\mathrm{Hao}] = 1\cancel{[\mathrm{Hao}]}\cdot \left(0.0001\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Hao}]}}\right) = 0.0001[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.0001[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.0001\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.000032[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.0001[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.0001\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 0.0000349[\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1[\mathrm{Su}] = 1 \cancel{[\mathrm{Su}]}\cdot \left(0.00001 \frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Su}]}}\right) = 0.00001 [\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.00001[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.00001\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = [\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.00001[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.00001\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = [\mathrm{yd}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 1 [\mathrm{Hoe}] = 1\cancel{[\mathrm{Hoe}]}\cdot \left(0.000001\frac{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Hoe}]}}\right) = 0.000001[\mathrm{Tchi}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.000001[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.000001\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.32\frac{[\mathrm{m}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 3.2 \times 10^{-7}[\mathrm{m}]\)
\(\require{cancel} 0.000001[\mathrm{Tchi}] = 0.000001 \cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}\cdot \left(0.349\frac{[\mathrm{yd}]}{\cancel{[\mathrm{Tchi}]}}\right) = 3.49\cdot 10^{-7}[\mathrm{yd}]\)

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