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

Quick Reference

1 Rod [International] = 2.8085 Pu [China]

1 Pu [China] = 0.356061 Rod [International]

Rod [International] to Pu [China] Conversion Formula

To convert Rod [International] to Pu [China], multiply by 2.8085.

Pu [China] = Rod [International] × 2.8085

Rod [International] = Pu [China] × 0.356061

To convert Pu [China] back to Rod [International], divide by 2.8085 (or multiply by 0.356061).

About These Units

About Rod [International]

The rod is a traditional unit of distance equal to 5.5 yards (16 feet 6 inches or exactly 5.0292 meters). The rod and the furlong were the basic distance units used by the Anglo-Saxon residents of England before the Norman conquest of 1066. The Saxons generally called this unit the gyrd, a word which comes down to us as the name of a different unit, the yard. "Rod" is another Saxon word which meant just what it means today: a straight stick. The Normans preferred to call the gyrd a pole or a perch (a word of French origin, meaning a pole; see perche). The length of the rod was well established at least as early as the eighth century. It may have originated as the length of an ox-goad, a pole used to control a team of 8 oxen (4 yokes). Scholars are not sure how the rod was related to shorter units. It may have been considered equal to 20 "natural" feet (actual foot lengths; see foot), or it may have been measured "by hand" as 30 shaftments. In any case, when the modern foot became established in the twelfth century, the royal government did not want to change the length of the rod, since that length was the basis of land measurement, land records, and taxes. Therefore the rod was redefined to equal 16.5 of the new feet. This length was called the "kings perch" at least as early as the time of King Richard the Lionheart (1198). Although rods and perches of other lengths were used locally in Britain, the kings perch eventually prevailed. The relationship between the rod and the other English distance units was confirmed again by the Parliamentary statute of 1592, which defined the statute mile to be either 320 rods or 1760 yards, thus forcing the rod to equal exactly 5.5 yards or 16.5 feet.

About Pu [China]

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Rod [International] to Pu [China] Conversion Table

Rod [International]	Pu [China]	Pu [China]	Rod [International]
0.1	0.280851	0.1	0.035606
0.5	1.4043	0.5	0.178030
1	2.8085	1	0.356061
2	5.6170	2	0.712121
5	14.0426	5	1.7803
10	28.0851	10	3.5606
20	56.1702	20	7.1212
25	70.2128	25	8.9015
50	140.4255	50	17.8030
100	280.8511	100	35.6061
250	702.1277	250	89.0152
500	1404.26	500	178.0303
1000	2808.51	1000	356.0606

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