How many cun in 1 yard? The answer is 27.432. We assume you are converting between chinese inch and yard. You can view more details on each measurement unit: cun or yard The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 30 cun, or 1.0936132983377 yard. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between chinese inches and yards. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 cun to yard = 0.03645 yard
10 cun to yard = 0.36454 yard
20 cun to yard = 0.72908 yard
30 cun to yard = 1.09361 yard
40 cun to yard = 1.45815 yard
50 cun to yard = 1.82269 yard
100 cun to yard = 3.64538 yard
200 cun to yard = 7.29076 yard
You can do the reverse unit conversion from yard to cun, 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 unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
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