Convert centimetre to chinese foot


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How many centimeter in 1 chinese foot? The answer is 33.333333333333. We assume you are converting between centimetre and chinese foot. You can view more details on each measurement unit: centimeter or chinese foot The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 100 centimeter, or 3 chinese foot. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between centimetres and chinese feet. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!



Quick conversion chart of centimeter to chinese foot

1 centimeter to chinese foot = 0.03 chinese foot

10 centimeter to chinese foot = 0.3 chinese foot

20 centimeter to chinese foot = 0.6 chinese foot

30 centimeter to chinese foot = 0.9 chinese foot

40 centimeter to chinese foot = 1.2 chinese foot

50 centimeter to chinese foot = 1.5 chinese foot

100 centimeter to chinese foot = 3 chinese foot

200 centimeter to chinese foot = 6 chinese foot


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Definition: Centimeter

A centimetre (American spelling centimeter, symbol cm) is a unit of length that is equal to one hundreth of a metre, the current SI base unit of length. A centimetre is part of a metric system. It is the base unit in the centimetre-gram-second system of units. A corresponding unit of area is the square centimetre. A corresponding unit of volume is the cubic centimetre.

The centimetre is a now a non-standard factor, in that factors of 103 are often preferred. However, it is practical unit of length for many everyday measurements. A centimetre is approximately the width of the fingernail of an adult person.


Definition: Chinese foot

The chi (Chinese: 尺; pinyin: chǐ, Wade-Giles: chih) or shaku (Japanese: 尺) is a traditional Chinese and Japanese unit of length, approximately equal to the foot. As with other measurements, it was originally derived from nature: the average length between nodes on bamboo. In both countries the same character is used to write the name for both units. Although of common origin, the current standard value of the two units is slightly different in the two countries.

In both countries, the chi or shaku is divided into 10 smaller units, known as 寸 (cun in China, or sun in Japan). 10 chi or shaku are equal to a 丈 (zhang in Chinese, or jō in Japanese).


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