Li (area)
Li (simplified Chinese: 厘; traditional Chinese: 釐; pinyin: lí) is a traditional unit of measurement for land area in China mainland. One li is 1/10th of a fen or 1/100th of a mu, equals 6+2⁄3 square meters or 7.973 square yards. [1] [2]
Conversions
[edit]On 7 January 1915, the Beiyang government promulgated a measurement law to use not only the metric system as the standard but also a set of Chinese measurement units based directly on the Qing dynasty definitions (營造尺庫平制).[3]
| Pinyin | Character | Relative value | Metric value | Imperial value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| háo | 毫 | 1⁄1000 | 0.6144 m2 | 0.7348 sq yd | |
| lí | 釐 (T) or 厘 (S)[a] | 1⁄100 | 6.144 m2 | 7.348 sq yd | |
| fēn | 分 | 1⁄10 | 61.44 m2 | 73.48 sq yd | |
| mǔ | 畝 (T) or 亩 (S) | 1 | 614.4 m2 | 734.82 sq yd | Chinese acre, or 60 square zhang |
| qǐng | 頃 (T) or 顷 (S) | 100 | 6.144 ha | 15.18 acre | Chinese hide |
On 16 February 1929, the Nationalist government promulgated The Weights and Measures Act[4] to adopt the metric system as the official standard and to limit the newer Chinese units of measurement to private sales and trade in Article 11, effective on 1 January 1930. These newer "market" units are based on rounded metric numbers.[2] [5]
| Pinyin | Character | Relative value | Metric value | Imperial value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| háo | 毫 | 1⁄1000 | 2⁄3 m2 | 7.18 sq ft | |
| lí | 釐 (T) or 厘 (S) | 1⁄100 | 6+2⁄3 m2 | 7.973 sq yd | |
| fēn | 市分 | 1⁄10 | 66+2⁄3 m2 | 79.73 sq yd | |
| mǔ | 畝 (T) or 亩 (S) | 1 | 666+2⁄3 m2 | 797.3 sq yd 0.1647 acre |
one mu (Chinese acre) =6000 square chi =60 square zhang =1/15 of a hectare |
| qǐng | 頃 (T) or 顷 (S) | 100 | 6+2⁄3 ha | 16.47 acre | Chinese hide |
For more details, please see article Mu (land).
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ T: Traditional Chinese, S: Simplified Chinese
References
[edit]- ^ Language Institute, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (2020). 新华字典 （附录：计量单位简表）(Xinhua Dictionary (Appendix: Brief table of measurement units)) (in Chinese) (12th ed.). Beijing: The Commercial Press. pp. 695–697. ISBN 978-7-100-17093-2.
- ^ a b c "The Weights and Measures Act (1929)". Legislative Yuan. Archived from the original on 2014-04-25.
- ^ a b "權度法 [Quándù Fǎ]", 政府公報 [Zhèngfǔ Gōngbào, Government Gazette], vol. 957, Beijing: Office of the President, 7 January 1915, pp. 85–94[permanent dead link]. (in Chinese)
- ^ "The Weights and Measures Act: Legislative History". Ministry of Justice (Republic of China).
- ^ Britannica (2004-04-29). "mou: Chinese unit of measurement". Encyclopedia Britannica.