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| Chinese | 丈 | ||||||||
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Thezhàng (Chinese:丈) is a customaryChinese unit of length equal to 10chi (Chinese feet).[1][2] Its value varied over time and place with different values of the chi, although it was occasionally standardized. In 1915, theRepublic of China set it equal to about 3.2 meters or 3.50 yards. In 1930, this was revised to an exact value of 3⅓ meters (about 3.645 yd).
It is not commonly used inmainland China today but appears intraditional Chinese architecture, where it was commonly used to measurebays.
InJapanese units of measurement, thejō (丈) is equivalent to tenshaku, or 3.03 meters.[3]
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