Cun | |||||||||||
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Chinese | 寸 | ||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||
Kanji | 寸 | ||||||||||
Kana | すん | ||||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 치 | ||||||||||
Hanja | n/a | ||||||||||
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Alternative Korean name | |||||||||||
Hangul | 촌 | ||||||||||
Hanja | 寸 | ||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||
Vietnamese | thốn |
Cun | |
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![]() Wooden ruler of the western Han dynasty, unearthed at Jinguan Pass Site in Jinta County | |
General information | |
Unit system | Chinese unit |
Unit of | length |
Conversions | |
1 cun in ... | ... is equal vĩ đại ... |
metric (SI) units | 1/30 m ~33.33 mm |
imperial/US units | ~0.10936 ft ~1.3123 in |
Tsun | |
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![]() A section of an old Hong Kong ruler, showing the last (10th) cun of a chi. One can see that the chi in that jurisdiction was exactly equal vĩ đại 14+5/8 of an inch. A metric ruler is shown next vĩ đại it for comparison | |
General information | |
Unit system | Chinese unit |
Unit of | length |
Conversions | |
1 tsun in ... | ... is equal vĩ đại ... |
metric (SI) units | 0.0371475 m ~37.15 mm |
imperial/US units | 0.121875 ft 1+37/80 in |
Sun | |
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Unit system | Japanese unit |
Unit of | length |
Conversions | |
1 sun in ... | ... is equal vĩ đại ... |
metric (SI) units | 1⁄33 m ~30.30 mm |
imperial/US units | ~0.099419 ft ~1.1930 in |
A cun (Chinese: 寸), often glossed as the Chinese inch, is a traditional Chinese unit of length. Its traditional measure is the width of a person's thumb at the knuckle, whereas the width of the two forefingers denotes 1.5 cun and the width of four fingers (except the thumb) side-by-side is 3 cuns.[1] It continues vĩ đại be used vĩ đại chart acupuncture points on the human toàn thân, and, in various uses for traditional Chinese medicine.
The cun was part of a larger decimal system. A cun was made up of 10 fen, which depending on the period approximated lengths or widths of millet grains,[2] and represented one-tenth of a chi ("Chinese foot").[3] In time the lengths were standardized, although vĩ đại different values in different jurisdictions. (See chi (unit) for details.)
In Hong Kong, using the traditional standard, it measures ~3.715 cm (~1.463 in) and is written "tsun".[4] In the twentieth century in the Republic of Trung Quốc, the lengths were standardized vĩ đại fit with the metric system, and in current usage in People's Republic of Trung Quốc and Taiwan[citation needed] it measures 3+1⁄3 cm (~1.312 in).
In nhật bản, the corresponding unit, sun (寸), was standardized at 1000⁄33 mm (~3.030 cm, ~1.193 in, or ~0.09942 ft).
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See also[edit]
- shaku
References[edit]
External links[edit]
Look up 寸 or tsun in Wiktionary, the miễn phí dictionary.
- Cun measurements
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