石 In China, 20th century, a unit of capacity, = 10 dou, approximately 100 liters. The character for the dan has another pronunciation, shi, with the meaning "stone". The unit should not, however, be called a shi. Europeans often called this unit a pikul.
United Nations, 1966.
石 In China, 20th century, a unit of mass, = 50
kilograms.
United Nations, 1966.
In Mongolia
,
20th century, a unit of capacity, approximately
65 liters.
United Nations, 1966.
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