Units of measurement in Monsilva

The following is a comprehensive list of every traditional and modern unit used in Monsilva. Units of Monsilva are split into the shìzhì ("market system"; traditional units) and the gōngzhì ("public system"; modern units).

Modern units are the most commonly used units in the vast majority of cases, however some traditional units are still commonly used. Examples include celsius (度; dù) and lumens (单照; dān zhào), with the former being the most commonly used temperature on the news and amongst the general population, and the latter being shown instead of candelas on commercially sold flashlights and other lighting equipment. While the names of Monsilva's traditional units go back hundreds of years, many of the units were standardized to units originating from Niao Dao and the Jackian Empire.

Acceleration

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
老尺每方秒	lǎochǐ měi fāng miǎo	Feet Per Square Second	ft/s2	≈0.3048 m/s2

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
米每方秒	mǐ měi fāng miǎo	Meters Per Square Second	m/s2	1 m/s2

Area

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
方老寸	fāng lǎo cùn	Square Inch	in2	≈0.00064516m2
单道	dān dào	Tract	tcr	≈23581.9001m2
方老里	fāng lǎo lǐ	Square Mile	mi2	≈2590000m2

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
方厘米	fāng límǐ	Square Centimeter	cm2	0.0001m2
方米	fāng mǐ	Square Meter	m2	1m2
方千米	fāng qiānmǐ	Square Kilometer	km2	1000000m2

Force

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
老斤	lǎo jīn	Pound	lb	≈4.448N

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
牛顿	niúdùn	Newton	N	1N

Length

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
毫分	qiānfēn	Mil	mil	≈0.0000254m
口径	kǒujìng	Caliber	cal	≈0.000254m
老分	lǎo fēn	Line	lin	≈0.00254m
老寸	lǎo cùn	Inch	in	≈0.0254m
老尺	lǎo chǐ	Foot	ft	≈0.3048m
老码	lǎo mǎ	Yard	yd	≈0.9144m
老引	lǎo yǐn	Chain	ch	≈20.1168m
老里	lǎo lǐ	Mile	mi	≈1609.34m

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
微米	wéimǐ	Micrometer	µm	0.000001m
毫米	háomǐ	Millimeter	mm	0.001m
厘米	límǐ	Centimeter	cm	0.01m
分米	fēnmǐ	Decimeter	dm	0.1m
米	mǐ	Meter	m	1m
十米	shímǐ	Decameter	dam	10m
百米	bǎimǐ	Hectometer	hm	100m
千米	qiān mǐ	Kilometer	km	1000m

Luminosity

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
单照	dān zhào	Lumen	lm	≈12.57cd
日尺	rìchǐ	Sunfoot	Q	≈297290cd

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
单烛	dān zhú	Candela	cd	1cd

Mass

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
老钱	lǎo qián	Monsilvan Sixteenth	oz/16	≈0.0017718452kg
老兩	lǎo liǎng	Ounce	oz	≈0.0283485kg
老擔	lǎo dàn	Ton	ton	≈907.185kg

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
毫钱	háokè	Milligram	mg	0.000001kg
克	kè	Gram	g	0.001kg
千克	qiānkè	Kilogram	kg	1kg
吨	dūn	Tonne	tn	1000kg

Pressure

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
老斤每方老寸	Lǎo jīn měi fāng lǎo cùn	Pounds Per Square Inch	psi	≈6894.76Pa

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
帕	pà	Pascal	Pa	1Pa

Temperature

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
度	dù	Degrees Celsius	°C	≈273.15K

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
开	kāi	Kelvin	K	1K

Time

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
毫秒	háomiǎo	Millisecond	ms	0.001s
秒	miǎo	Second	s	1s
分钟	fēnzhōng	Minute	min	60s
时	shí	Hour	h	3600s
天	tiān	Day	day	86400s

Velocity

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
老尺每秒	lǎo chǐ měi miǎo	Feet Per Second	ft/s	≈0.3048m/s
老里每时	lǎo lǐ měi shí	Miles Per Hour	mi/h	≈0.44704m/s

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
千米每时	qiān mǐ měi shí	Kilometers Per Hour	km/h	0.278m/s
米每秒	mǐ měi miǎo	Meters Per Second	m/s	1/s

Volume

Traditional

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
立方老尺	lìfāng lǎo chǐ	Cubed Foot	ft3	≈0.0283168m3
箱	xiāng	Envase	vze	≈2.77192m3

Modern

Name	Pinyin	Jackian	Abbreviation	SI Units
立方厘米	lìfāng límǐ	Cubed Centimeter	cm3	0.000001m3
立方米	lìfāng mǐ	Cubed Meter	m3	1m3