Zhàng
| Zhang | |
|---|---|
Hanyu Pinyin | zhàng |
| Wade–Giles | chang |
The zhang (
yards. In 1930, this was revised to an exact value of 3⅓ meters
(about 3.645 yd).
It is not commonly used in mainland China today but appears in traditional Chinese architecture, where it was commonly used to measure bays.
In Japanese units of measurement, the jō (丈) is equivalent to ten shaku, or 3.03 meters.[3]
See also
References
- ^ United States Joint Publications Research Service (1963). Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Communist Chinese Usage. U.S. Department of Commerce Joint Publications Research Service. p. 737.
- ISBN 978-1-60693-247-6.
- ISBN 978-0-8048-1492-8.
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