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! Unit !! Rom'n!! SI equiv.!! Relationship ||Common name
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| 石 || djak || 30,720 g || 4 ''kjwon''||
| 石 || djak || 30,720 g || 4 ''kwljen''||
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| 鈞 || kjwon || 7,680 g || 30 ''kjon''||
| 鈞 || kwljen || 7,680 g || 30 ''kjen''||
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| 觔 || kjon || 256 g || basic unit || catty
| 觔 || kjen || 256 g || basic unit || catty
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| 兩 || rjang' || 16 g || {{frac|1|16}} ''kjon''||
| 兩 || rjang' || 16 g || {{frac|1|16}} ''kjen ''||
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| 銖 || dju || 0.667 g|| {{frac|1|24}} ''rjang'''||
| 銖 || dju || 0.667 g|| {{frac|1|24}} ''rjang'''||
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| 鎰 || 'jot || 384 g || 24 ''rjang'''|| [[Auric catty (Themiclesia)|Auric catty]]
| 鎰 || 'jot || 384 g || 24 ''rjang'''|| [[Auric catty (Themiclesia)|Auric catty]]
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| 錢 || dzjon || 1.6 g || {{frac|1|10}} ''kjon''|| mace
| 錢 || dzjian || 1.6 g || {{frac|1|10}} ''kjon''|| mace
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| 分 || pjon || 0.16 g|| {{frac| 1|10}} ''dzjon''|| candereen
| 分 || pjen || 0.16 g|| {{frac| 1|10}} ''dzjian''|| candereen
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Revision as of 04:39, 25 April 2019

Weights and measures in Themiclesia are a system of standard units quantifying the metrics of length, mass, and volume; other units can be derived from any one of these systems. Themiclesian law accepts the Metric system in its entirety, though a domestic system with a historical origin common with that in Menghe is also in use. The latter system is prevalent over the Metric system in certain contexts, such as the measure of cloth, alcohol, precious metals, cooking ingredients, grains, and medicinal herbs. Most definitions are found within Chapter XXX of the Administrative Code.

Length

The Themiclesian system for calculating length is for the most part decimal. The basic unit is a ts'jak or Themiclesian foot, measuring 24.5 mm; this length is derived from the wavelength of a 1,400 Hz sine wave travelling through air at sea level atmospheric pressure.

Unit Rom'n SI equiv. Relationship Common name
引 len' 24.5 m 100 ts'jak
丈 drjang 2.45 m 10 ts'jak
尺 ts'jak 0.245 m basic unit Themiclesian foot
寸 ts'uns 0.0245 m ​1⁄10 ts'jak
分 pjen 0.00245 m ​1⁄100 ts'jak
Non-decimal units
步 bah 1.47 m 6 ts'jak
里 re' 441 m 300 bah Themiclesian mile

The unit bah is used to calculate distance, particularly land size; drjang is more common for other uses. lo' is used primarily to calculate land distance.

Capacity

Unit Rom'n SI equiv. Relationship Common name
斛 ghok 20.45 l 100 steng
斗 to' 2.045 l 10 steng
升 steng 0.2045 l basic unit
合 kep 0.02045 l ​1⁄10 steng
龠 lawk 0.002045 l ​1⁄100 steng
Non-decimal units
鍾 tjong 130.88 l 6 ghok and 4 steng
秉 pjang 372.2 l 16 ghok

Mass

Mass units are not as decimal as the others. The prevailing view is that the system developed as a combination of several systems.

Unit Rom'n SI equiv. Relationship Common name
石 djak 30,720 g 4 kwljen
鈞 kwljen 7,680 g 30 kjen
觔 kjen 256 g basic unit catty
兩 rjang' 16 g ​1⁄16 kjen
銖 dju 0.667 g ​1⁄24 rjang'
Decimal units
鎰 'jot 384 g 24 rjang' Auric catty
錢 dzjian 1.6 g ​1⁄10 kjon mace
分 pjen 0.16 g ​ 1⁄10 dzjian candereen

Area

Unit Rom'n SI equiv. Relationship Common name
頃 k'jweng' 51,800 m² 100 mo’ Themiclesian hectare
宅 drak 1,945 m² 9 mo’ Lot—a standard-sized urban building lot
畝 mo' 518 m² 240 ba’ Themiclesian acre
步 ba' 2.16 m² basic unit
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