Use this free online calculator to convert Chih [China] to Shaftment [Ancient] instantly. This all length conversions conversion tool provides accurate results for all your measurement needs.

Quick Reference

1 Chih [China] = 2.1705 Shaftment [Ancient]

1 Shaftment [Ancient] = 0.460714 Chih [China]

Chih [China] to Shaftment [Ancient] Conversion Formula

To convert Chih [China] to Shaftment [Ancient], multiply by 2.1705.

Shaftment [Ancient] = Chih [China] × 2.1705

Chih [China] = Shaftment [Ancient] × 0.460714

To convert Shaftment [Ancient] back to Chih [China], divide by 2.1705 (or multiply by 0.460714).

About These Units

About Chih [China]

The chih is a unit of distance used in China during the colonial period. The chih equals 10 tsun, 35.814 centimeters, or 14.1 inches. There are 1800 chih in a li.

About Shaftment [Ancient]

A shaftment, when used as a unit of length, is usually six inches or two palms, i.e. 15.24 cm (for the international inch). It is thought to be the distance from the tip of the outstretched thumb to the other side of the palm.In English this unit has mostly fallen out of use, as do others based on the human arm: digit (1/8 shaftment), finger (7/48 shaftment), palm (½ shaftment) hand (2/3 shaftment), span (1½ shaftments), cubit (3 shaftments) and ell (7½ shaftments).

Chih [China] to Shaftment [Ancient] Conversion Table

Chih [China]	Shaftment [Ancient]	Shaftment [Ancient]	Chih [China]
0.1	0.217055	0.1	0.046071
0.5	1.0853	0.5	0.230357
1	2.1705	1	0.460714
2	4.3411	2	0.921427
5	10.8527	5	2.3036
10	21.7055	10	4.6071
20	43.4109	20	9.2143
25	54.2636	25	11.5178
50	108.5273	50	23.0357
100	217.0545	100	46.0714
250	542.6364	250	115.1784
500	1085.27	500	230.3568
1000	2170.55	1000	460.7137

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