21 PRACTICAL TOOLS
Chinese Unit Converters: Weight, Area, Length & Numbers
Convert modern Chinese weight, area, distance, length, volume, money subdivisions and large numbers. Choose regional definitions when the unit depends on location.
Choose the unit definition before the number
Modern mainland and regional units can share a name while having different factors. The catty and liang/qian tools show the regional definitions explicitly; historical values require the original context.
Methods and further reading
Read the methods and primary sources · Modern Chinese unit definitions