度量衡

dùliànghéng

noun #88,545

Meanings

1 weights and measures
2 system of measurement

Characters

measurement of length

measurement of volume

measurement of weight

Examples

秦始皇统一了度量衡。

Qín Shǐhuáng tǒngyī le dùliànghéng.

Qin Shi Huang unified the system of weights and measures.

国际度量衡大会每四年召开一次。

Guójì dùliànghéng dàhuì měi sì nián zhàokāi yī cì.

The International Conference on Weights and Measures is held every four years.

古代各地的度量衡并不一致。

Gǔdài gè dì de dùliànghéng bìng bù yīzhì.

In ancient times, weights and measures were not consistent across regions.

Tips

history

Each character names one axis: 度 (length), 量 (volume), 衡 (weight). Qin Shi Huang's 221 BCE standardization is a textbook milestone in Chinese unification.

Stroke Order

度 dù

量 liàng

衡 héng