In ancient times, “tấc”, “li”, “thước”, “phân”… were commonly used units of measurement for length, alongside standard units like mm (millimeters), cm (centimeters), dm (decimeters), m (meters), and km (kilometers). You may have heard expressions like “tấc đất”, “tấc vải”, “vai năm tấc rộng, thân mười thước cao”, “tấc đất, tấc vàng”…
Do you know how many centimeters are in 1 tấc, 1 li, 1 thước, or 1 phân? Below are the answers.
Though these terms have been around for a long time, they are still used alongside modern measurement units like mm, cm, and dm. To unify these measurement units, we must know how to define and convert them accurately. The following article will guide you on how to convert the units tấc, li, phân, thước to meters and centimeters. We invite you to read on.
Tấc, ly, phân, thước are ancient units of length measurement.
1 li = 1 mm = 0.1 cm (One li is equal to one millimeter, which is equal to 0.1 centimeters)
1 phân = 1 cm (One phân is equal to one centimeter)
1 tấc = 1 dm = 10 cm (One tấc is equal to one decimeter, which is equal to 10 centimeters)
1 thước = 1 m = 100 cm (One thước is equal to one meter, which is equal to 100 centimeters)
1 kilometer = 1000 m (One kilometer is equal to one thousand meters)
Note:
The thước is an ancient unit of measurement commonly used by our ancestors. When the country was invaded and divided into three regions, the thước was not equal to 100 cm as it is today.
1 traditional thước = 0.47 m = 47 cm
Later, when the French colonized the south, the south adopted measurement standards from France, and after some time, the French established that in the northern region, 1 thước is rounded to = 0.4 = 40 cm.
Furthermore, 1 Chinese thước is approximately ~ 0.33 m ~ 33 cm.
The above information provides everything you need to know about converting the units “tấc, thước, phân, li” to more familiar length measurement units. We hope this will be useful for you in your daily life.
