How many button measure in 1 cun? The answer is 52.49343832021. We assume you are converting between button measure and chinese inch. You can view more details on each measurement unit: button measure or cun The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 1574.8031496063 button measure, or 30 cun. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between button measure and chinese inches. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 button measure to cun = 0.01905 cun
10 button measure to cun = 0.1905 cun
20 button measure to cun = 0.381 cun
30 button measure to cun = 0.5715 cun
40 button measure to cun = 0.762 cun
50 button measure to cun = 0.9525 cun
100 button measure to cun = 1.905 cun
200 button measure to cun = 3.81 cun
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The cun (Chinese: 寸; pinyin: cùn; Wade-Giles: ts'un) 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 all fingers side-by-side is three cuns. In this sense it continues to be used to chart acupuncture points on the human body in various uses of traditional Chinese medicine.
The cun was part of a larger system, and represented one-tenth of a chi (Chinese foot). In time the lengths were standardized, and in Hong Kong, using the traditional standard, it measures ~3.715 cm (~1.463 in). In the twentieth century in the Republic of China, the lengths were standardized to fit with the metric system, and in current usage in China and Taiwan it measures 31⁄3 cm (~1.312 in).
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