步 bù In China, a unit of length, conceptually equal to a pace (two steps).
Period | Number of chi in a bu |
Length of chi, cm |
Length of bu, cm |
---|---|---|---|
Before the Qin | 8 | 16 | 128 |
Qin after 350 bce–Tang | 6 | 23.1–30.3 | 138.6–181.8 |
Song–Qing | 5–6 | 31.6–32 | 158–192 |
Qing | 5 | 32 | 160 |
Republic | 5 | 33.33 | 166.7 |
分 In Japan, 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of length, = 1/100 shaku = 1/10 sun = 3¹⁄₃₃ millimeters
(approximately 0.11939 inches). Sometimes romanized as boo. For cloth, 3.787 mm (see shaku).
United Nations, 1966.
歩 Synonym, tsubo (坪). In Japan, 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of area, = 36 square shaku = 10 gō = 2 jō, approximately 3.3058 square meters (approximately 3.954 square yards).
United Nations, 1966.
分 In Japan, a unit of shoe size = 1/10 mon, about 2.4 millimeters.
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