How many chinese inches in 1 handbreadth? The answer is 2.4. We assume you are converting between chinese inch and handbreadth. You can view more details on each measurement unit: chinese inches or handbreadth The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 30 chinese inches, or 12.5 handbreadth. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between chinese inches and handbreadth. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 chinese inches to handbreadth = 0.41667 handbreadth
5 chinese inches to handbreadth = 2.08333 handbreadth
10 chinese inches to handbreadth = 4.16667 handbreadth
20 chinese inches to handbreadth = 8.33333 handbreadth
30 chinese inches to handbreadth = 12.5 handbreadth
40 chinese inches to handbreadth = 16.66667 handbreadth
50 chinese inches to handbreadth = 20.83333 handbreadth
75 chinese inches to handbreadth = 31.25 handbreadth
100 chinese inches to handbreadth = 41.66667 handbreadth
You can do the reverse unit conversion from handbreadth to chinese inches, 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).
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