How many chinese inch in 1 centimeter? The answer is 0.3. We assume you are converting between chinese inch and centimetre. You can view more details on each measurement unit: chinese inch or centimeter The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 30 chinese inch, or 100 centimeter. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between chinese inches and centimetres. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 chinese inch to centimeter = 3.33333 centimeter
5 chinese inch to centimeter = 16.66667 centimeter
10 chinese inch to centimeter = 33.33333 centimeter
15 chinese inch to centimeter = 50 centimeter
20 chinese inch to centimeter = 66.66667 centimeter
25 chinese inch to centimeter = 83.33333 centimeter
30 chinese inch to centimeter = 100 centimeter
40 chinese inch to centimeter = 133.33333 centimeter
50 chinese inch to centimeter = 166.66667 centimeter
You can do the reverse unit conversion from centimeter to chinese inch, or enter any two units below:
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).
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.
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