How many chinese inch in 1 barleycorn? The answer is 0.255. We assume you are converting between chinese inch and barleycorn. You can view more details on each measurement unit: chinese inch or barleycorn The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 30 chinese inch, or 117.64705882353 barleycorn. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between chinese inches and barleycorns. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 chinese inch to barleycorn = 3.92157 barleycorn
5 chinese inch to barleycorn = 19.60784 barleycorn
10 chinese inch to barleycorn = 39.21569 barleycorn
15 chinese inch to barleycorn = 58.82353 barleycorn
20 chinese inch to barleycorn = 78.43137 barleycorn
25 chinese inch to barleycorn = 98.03922 barleycorn
30 chinese inch to barleycorn = 117.64706 barleycorn
40 chinese inch to barleycorn = 156.86275 barleycorn
50 chinese inch to barleycorn = 196.07843 barleycorn
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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).
old unit of length equal to roughly one-third of an inch
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