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Convert classical weights and volumes (Han / Song / Qing) into modern grams or millilitres.

※ 1 jin = 16 liang; 1 liang = 24 zhu
Result
29760.00g
1 dan (picul) · Han dynasty

Full conversion table · Han dynasty

UnitGramsNote
dan (picul)29,760 g1 dan = 4 jun
jin (catty)248 g
liang (tael)15.625 g
zhu0.65 g
fen (candareen)4.05 g3.9–4.2 g
sheng200 ml
ge20 ml
dan (picul)29,760 g1 dan = 4 jun
jin (catty)248 g
liang (tael)15.625 g
zhu0.65 g
fen (candareen)4.05 g3.9–4.2 g
sheng200 ml
ge20 ml
dan (picul)29,760 g1 dan = 4 jun
jin (catty)248 g
liang (tael)15.625 g
zhu0.65 g
fen (candareen)4.05 g3.9–4.2 g
sheng200 ml
ge20 ml
dan (picul)29,760 g1 dan = 4 jun
jin (catty)248 g
liang (tael)15.625 g
zhu0.65 g
fen (candareen)4.05 g3.9–4.2 g
sheng200 ml
ge20 ml
dan (picul)29,760 g1 dan = 4 jun
jin (catty)248 g
liang (tael)15.625 g
zhu0.65 g
fen (candareen)4.05 g3.9–4.2 g
sheng200 ml
ge20 ml

Special herb equivalents

Aconite (1 large piece)20–30
Aconite (1 medium piece)15
Aconite root (1 small piece)3
Aconite root (1 large piece)5–6
Apricot kernel (10 large)4
Gardenia (10 pieces)≈15
Trichosanthes fruit (1 piece)≈46
Bitter orange (1 piece)≈14.4
Gypsum (1 piece, egg-sized)≈40
Magnolia bark (1 chi)≈30
Bamboo leaf (1 handful)≈12
Pinellia (1 sheng)130
Sichuan pepper (1 sheng)50
Evodia fruit (1 sheng)50
Schisandra fruit (1 sheng)50
Descurainia seed (1 sheng)60