How many nail in 1 chi? The answer is 5.8326042578011. We assume you are converting between nail and chinese foot. You can view more details on each measurement unit: nail or chi The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 17.497812773403 nail, or 3 chi. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between nail and chinese feet. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 nail to chi = 0.17145 chi
5 nail to chi = 0.85725 chi
10 nail to chi = 1.7145 chi
20 nail to chi = 3.429 chi
30 nail to chi = 5.1435 chi
40 nail to chi = 6.858 chi
50 nail to chi = 8.5725 chi
75 nail to chi = 12.85875 chi
100 nail to chi = 17.145 chi
You can do the reverse unit conversion from chi to nail, or enter any two units below:
old measure of two and a quarter inches
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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