Historical Units

Xích (尺)

Định nghĩa

Đơn vị đo chiều dài truyền thống của Trung Quốc, hiện được chuẩn hóa ở Cộng hòa Nhân dân Trung Hoa là đúng 1/3 mét (33,333... cm).

Giải thích

Historically, the chi varied across dynasties and regions, typically ranging from 23 to 35 cm. It was the fundamental building block of Chinese measurement, with 10 cun making one chi and 10 chi making one zhang. The Qing dynasty chi used in architectural work (~32 cm) is still referenced when studying historical structures. The current standardized value of 1/3 m was established in 1984 to align with the metric system.

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