A shao in China, shaku in Japan and jak in Korea, is a unit of volume measurement in East Asia.[1] One shao equals 1⁄100 sheng.It is 10 mL (millilitres) in China,[2] [3] 18.04 mL in Japan and 18 mL in Korea.Shao is also a unit of area equal to 0.033 square meters (a hundredth of a tsubo) in Japan and Korea.[4]
The Chinese word shao means a spoon, or an amount held by a spoon. [1]
| Pinyin | Character | Relative value | Metric value | US value | Imperial value | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cuō | Chinese: 撮 | 1 mL | 0.0338 fl oz | 0.0352 fl oz | millilitre | ||
| sháo | Chinese: '''勺''' | 10 mL | 0.3381 fl oz | 0.3520 fl oz | centilitre | ||
| gě | Chinese: 合 | 100 mL | 3.381 fl oz | 3.520 fl oz | decilitre | ||
| shēng | Chinese: 市升 | 1 | 1 L | 2.113 pt | 1.760 pt | litre | |
| dǒu | Chinese: 市斗 | 10 | 10 L | 21.13 pt 2.64 gal | 17.60 pt 2.20 gal | decalitre | |
| dàn | Chinese: 市石 | 100 | 100 L | 26.41 gal | 22.0 gal | hectolitre |
| Shō | Metric | US | Imperial | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Kanji | Exact | Approx. | Exact | Approx. | Exact | Approx. | ||||||
| Sai | Japanese: 才 | L | 1.804mL | cuyd | 29.28min | gal | 30.47min | ||||||
| 0.1101cuin | |||||||||||||
| Shaku | Japanese: '''勺''' | L | 18.04mL | cuyd | 0.6100floz | gal | 0.6349floz | ||||||
| 1.101cuin | |||||||||||||
| Gō | Japanese: 合 | L | 180.4mL | cuyd | 0.3812pt | gal | 0.3174pt | ||||||
| 0.3276drypt | |||||||||||||
| Shō | Japanese: 升 | 1 | L | 1.804L | cuyd | 1.906qt | gal | 1.587qt | |||||
| 1.638dryqt | |||||||||||||
| To | Japanese: 斗 | 10 | L | 18.04L | cuyd | 4.765gal | gal | 3.968gal | |||||
| 2.048pk | |||||||||||||
| Koku | Japanese: 石 | 100 | L | 180.4L | cuyd | 47.65gal | gal | 39.680gal | |||||
| 5.119bu | |||||||||||||
Notes:
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Shao is also a unit of area equal to 0.033 square meters (a hundredth of a tsubo) in Japan.[5]
| Tsubo | Metric | US & Imperial | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Kanji | Exact | Approx. | Exact | Approx. | ||||||||
| Shaku | Japanese: '''勺''' | m2 | 330.6cm2 | sqyd | 51.24sqin | ||||||||
| Gō | Japanese: 合 | m2 | 0.3306m2 | sqyd | 3.558sqft | ||||||||
| Jō | Japanese: 畳 or Japanese: 帖 | m2 | 1.653m2 | sqyd | 17.79sqft | ||||||||
| Tsubo | Japanese: 坪 | 1 | m2 | 3.306m2 | sqyd | 35.58sqft | |||||||
| Bu | Japanese: 歩 | ||||||||||||
| Se | Japanese: 畝 | 30 | m2 | 99.17m2 | sqyd | 1,067sqft | |||||||
| Tan | Japanese: 段 or Japanese: 反 | 300 | m2 | 991.7m2 | sqyd | 10,674.6sqft | |||||||
| Chō(bu) | Japanese: 町(Japanese: [[wikt:町歩|歩]]) | 3000 | m2 | 0.9917ha | sqyd | 2.4505acres | |||||||
Notes:
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| Korean | English | Equivalents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | MR | Other | Doe | Other countries | Global | ||
| Jak | Chak | Korean: '''작'''(Korean: '''勺''') | 18mL | ||||
| Hop | Hop | Korean: 홉 | Ge | 180mL | |||
| Doe | Toe | Doi Dwe | Korean: 되 | Korean Peck | 1 | 1.8L | |
| Seung | Sŭng | Korean: 승(Korean: 升) | |||||
| Mal | Mal | Korean: 말 | Korean Bushel | 10 | 18L | ||
| Du | Tu | Korean: 두(Korean: 斗) | |||||
| Seom | Sŏm | Korean: 섬 | Korean Picul | 100 | Picul | 180L | |
| Seok | Sŏk | Suk | Korean: 석(Korean: 石) | ||||
| Jeom | Chŏm | Korean: 점(Korean: 苫) | |||||
| Sogok | Sogok | Korean: 소곡(Korean: 小斛) | 150 | 270L | |||
| Pyeongseok | P'yŏngsŏk | Korean: 평석(Korean: 平石) | |||||
| Daegok | Taegok | Korean: 대곡(Korean: 大斛) | 200 | 360L | |||
| Jeonseok | Chŏnsŏk | Korean: 전석(Korean: 全石) | |||||
The Korean Jak (勺) can also be a unit of area, equaling 0.0330579 m2 (0.355832 sq ft.)
For more details on volume measurement, please see Sheng (volume)