Axis

Historical mass

liang (Chinese)liang

One sixteenth of a jin, 50 g; the tael.

Dimension
mass
Canonical signature
M
System
chinese
Exactness
Exact by definition

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 liang = 0.05 kg
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
tael, 两

Same dimension

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 liang = 0.05 kg

Exact by definition relationship

10 liang = 0.5 kg

Exact by definition relationship