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  2. Jin (mass) - Wikipedia

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    Similarly, Singapore law stipulates that one jin, or "catty", is also equal to 1 1⁄3 pounds, which is equal to sixteen liangs (or "taels") or 0.6048 kilograms. [7] Malaysia has the same regulations as it is a former British colony. The word "catty" comes from Malay kati, meaning "the weight".

  3. Catty - Wikipedia

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    The catty or kati is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries. Related units include the picul, equal to 100 catties, and the tael, which is 1 ⁄ 16 of a catty. A stone is a former unit used in Hong Kong equal to 120 catties and a gwan (鈞) is 30 catties.

  4. Chinese units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The Hong Kong SAR continues to use its traditional units, now legally defined based on a local equation with metric units. For instance, the Hong Kong catty is precisely 604.789 82 g. Note: The names lí (釐 or 厘) and fēn (分) for small units are the same for length, area, and mass; however, they refer to different kinds of measurements.

  5. Fen (mass) - Wikipedia

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    Early 20th-century units of weight Name in Chữ Quốc ngữ Hán/Nôm name Traditional value Traditional conversion Modern value Modern conversion tấn: 擯: 604.5 kg: 10 tạ: 1 000 kg: 10 tạ: quân [13] 302.25 kg: 5 tạ: 500 kg: obsolete tạ: 榭: 60.45 kg: 10 yến: 100 kg: 10 yến: bình [13] 30.225 kg: 5 yến: 50 kg: obsolete ...

  6. Malay units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    This standards - or measurement -related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  7. List of conversion factors - Wikipedia

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    = 1.782 661 84 (45) × 10 −36 kg [3] gamma: γ ≡ 1 μg = 1 μg grain: gr ≡ 1 ⁄ 7000 lb av ≡ 64.798 91 mg: grave: gv grave was the original name of the kilogram ≡ 1 kg hundredweight (long) long cwt or cwt ≡ 112 lb av = 50.802 345 44 kg: hundredweight (short); cental: sh cwt ≡ 100 lb av = 45.359 237 kg: hyl; metric slug: ≡ 1 kgf ...

  8. Mace (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Like other similar measures such as tael and catty, the English word "mace" derives from Malay, in this case through Dutch maes, plural masen, from Malay mas which, in turn, derived from Sanskrit māṣa (माष), a word related to "mash," another name for the urad bean, and masha, a traditional Indian unit of weight equal to 0.97 gram. [5]

  9. Template:Convert/list of units/mass - Wikipedia

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    1.0 short cwt (100 lb; 45 kg) long quarter: long qtr long qtr 1.0 long qtr (28 lb; 13 kg) short quarter: short qtr short qtr 1.0 short qtr (25 lb; 11 kg) stone: st st 14 lb used mostly in the British Commonwealth except Canada 1.0 st (14 lb; 6.4 kg) st kg. st kg lb; st lb. st lb kg; pound: lb lb 1.0 lb (0.45 kg) lb kg. lb kg st; lb st. lb st kg ...