Legal Units of Measurement With Conversion Tables
 
  Metric System
Symbol
Conversion Table
Length kilometer km 1 km=2 li=0.6214 mile
meter m 1 m=3 chi=3.2808 ft=1.0936 yd
centimeter cm 1 cm=0.01 m=0.3937 in
nautical mile n mile 1 n mile=3.7040 li=1.l5 mile
Area square kilometer km2 1 km2=100 ha=1,500 mu=0.3861 mi2
square meter m2 1 m2=9 chi2=10.7639 ft2=1.1960 yd2
Volume cubic meter m3 1 m3=27 chi3=35.3147 ft3=1.3080 yd3
Capacity liter l 1 l=1 sheng=1.7598 pint=0.2200 gallon
milliliter ml 1 ml=1 cc=0.001 l
Weight ton t 1 t=1,000 kg=0.9842 long ton=1.1023 short ton
kilogram kg 1 kg=2 jin=2.2046 pound (avoirdupois)
gram g 1 g=0.001 kg=15.4324 grain