# Cuo (unit) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cuo_(unit) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Cuo_(unit).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuo_(unit) > Source revision: 1325137498 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Chinese unit of volume equal to 1/100 litres}} A '''''Cuo''''' ({{zh|c=撮 |p=cuō}}) in China or '''''sai''''' in Japan is a unit of volume measurement.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/撮 One ''cuo'' equals 1⁄1000 ''[sheng](/source/sheng_(unit))''. It is 1 mL ([millilitres](/source/millilitres)) in China{{Cite book |last=Language Institute |first=Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |script-title= zh:现代汉语词典 (附錄：計量單位表) | trans-title= [Contemporary Chinese Dictionary](/source/Contemporary_Chinese_Dictionary) (Appendix: Measure units) |publisher=[Commercial Press](/source/Commercial_Press) |year=2016 |isbn=978-7-100-12450-8 |edition=7th |location=Beijing |language=zh|pages=1786-1793}} and 1.804 mL in Japan. The word ''cuo'' ({{zhi|撮}}) means (a) to pick up (e.g., salt) using one's fingertips, or (b) the small amount of something that can be picked up in this way. ==China== {|class="wikitable" |+ Volume units effective since 1930 in China{{Cite web|url=http://lis.ly.gov.tw/lghtml/lawstat/version2/01926/0192618020200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425025351/http://lis.ly.gov.tw/lghtml/lawstat/version2/01926/0192618020200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-25 |title=The Weights and Measures Act (1929) |publisher=[Legislative Yuan](/source/Legislative_Yuan) |language=Chinese}}{{sfn|Language Institute|2016|p=1165}} |- !Pinyin !Character !Relative value !Metric value !US value !Imperial value !Notes |- |align=center|'''''cuō''''' |align=right|{{lang|zh-hant|'''撮'''}} |align=right|{{frac|1000}} |align=left|1 mL |align=left|0.0338 fl oz |align=left|0.0352 fl oz |align=right|[millilitre](/source/millilitre) |- |align=center|''[sháo](/source/shao_(unit))'' |align=right|{{lang|zh-hant|勺}} |align=right|{{frac|100}} |align=left|10 mL |align=left|0.3381 fl oz |align=left|0.3520 fl oz |align=right|[centilitre](/source/centilitre) |- |align=center|''[gě](/source/ge_(unit))'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|合}} |align=right|{{frac|10}} |align=left|100 mL |align=left|3.381 fl oz |align=left|3.520 fl oz |align=right|[decilitre](/source/decilitre) |- |align=center|''[shēng](/source/sheng_(volume))'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|市升}} |align=right|1 |align=left|1 [L](/source/litre) |align=left|2.113 pt |align=left|1.760 pt |align=right|[litre](/source/litre) |- |align=center|''[dǒu](/source/dou_(volume))'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|市斗}} |align=right|10 |align=left|10 L |align=left|21.13 pt
2.64 gal |align=left|17.60 pt
2.20 gal |align=right|[decalitre](/source/decalitre) |- |align=center|''[dàn](/source/dan_(volume))'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|市石}} |align=right|100 |align=left|100 L |align=left|26.41 gal |align=left|22.0 gal |align=right|[hectolitre](/source/hectolitre) |} == Japan == ===Volume=== {| class="wikitable" |+ Volume units in Japan [https://books.google.com/books?id=kt9DIY1g9HYC&dq=%22conversion+coefficients+between+these+two%22&pg=PA2270 Iwata, Shigeo. "Weights and Measures in Japan"] {{citation |ref={{harvid|UN|1955}} |title=World Weights and Measures: Handbook for Statisticians |url = https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001478405 |series=ST/STAT/SER. M/21, UN Publication No. 1955.XVII.2 |publisher=Statistical Office of the United Nations |location = New York, NY |year = 1955 }} !colspan="2"|Unit !rowspan="2"|Shō !colspan="2"|[Metric](/source/Metric_system) !colspan="2"|[US](/source/United_States_customary_units) !colspan="3"|[Imperial](/source/Imperial_units) |- ![Romanized](/source/Hepburn_romanization) ![Kanji](/source/Kanji) !Exact !Approx. !Exact !Approx. !Exact !Approx. |- style="text-align: right" | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | '''Sai''' | rowspan=2 align="center"| {{lang|ja|'''才'''}} | rowspan=2 height="30pt"| {{frac|1000}} | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|2401|1,331,000}}{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | 1.804{{nbsp}}mL | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|37,515,625|15,900,351,812,136}}{{nbsp}}cu{{nbsp}}yd | 29.28{{nbsp}}[min](/source/US_minim) | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|240,100|605,084,579}}{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/imperial_gallon) | rowspan=2 | 30.47{{nbsp}}[min](/source/imperial_minim) |- style="text-align: right" | 0.1101{{nbsp}}cu{{nbsp}}in |- style="text-align: right" | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | [Shaku](/source/shao_(unit)) | rowspan=2 align="center"| {{lang|ja|勺}} | rowspan=2 height="30pt"| {{frac|100}} | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|2401|133,100}}{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | 18.04{{nbsp}}mL | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|187,578,125|7,950,175,906,068}}{{nbsp}}cu{{nbsp}}yd | 0.6100{{nbsp}}[fl{{nbsp}}oz](/source/US_fluid_ounce) | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|2,401,000|605,084,579}}{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/imperial_gallon) | rowspan=2 | 0.6349{{nbsp}}[fl{{nbsp}}oz](/source/imperial_fluid_ounce) |- style="text-align: right" | 1.101{{nbsp}}cu{{nbsp}}in |- style="text-align: right" | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | [Gō](/source/g%C5%8D_(unit)) | rowspan=2 align="center"| {{lang|ja|合}} | rowspan=2 height="30pt"| {{frac|10}} | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|2401|13,310}}{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | 180.4{{nbsp}}mL | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|937,890,625|3,975,087,953,034}}{{nbsp}}cu{{nbsp}}yd | 0.3812{{nbsp}}[pt](/source/US_liquid_pint) | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|24,010,000|605,084,579}}{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/imperial_gallon) | rowspan=2 | 0.3174{{nbsp}}[pt](/source/imperial_pint) |- style="text-align: right" | 0.3276{{nbsp}}[dry{{nbsp}}pt](/source/US_dry_pint) |- style="text-align: right" | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | [Shō](/source/sheng_(volume)) | rowspan=2 align="center"| {{lang|ja|升}} | rowspan=2 | 1 | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|2401|1331}}{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | 1.804{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|4,689,453,125|1,987,543,976,517}}{{nbsp}}cu{{nbsp}}yd | 1.906{{nbsp}}[qt](/source/US_liquid_quart) | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|240,100,000|605,084,579}}{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/imperial_gallon) | rowspan=2 | 1.587{{nbsp}}[qt](/source/imperial_quart) |- style="text-align: right" | 1.638{{nbsp}}[dry{{nbsp}}qt](/source/US_dry_quart) |- style="text-align: right" | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | [To](/source/dou_(volume)) | rowspan=2 align="center"| {{lang|ja|斗}} | rowspan=2 | 10 | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|24,010|1331}}{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | 18.04{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|46,894,531,250|1,987,543,976,517}}{{nbsp}}cu{{nbsp}}yd | 4.765{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/US_liquid_gallon) | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|2,401,000,000|605,084,579}}{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/imperial_gallon) | rowspan=2 | 3.968{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/imperial_gallon) |- style="text-align: right" | 2.048{{nbsp}}[pk](/source/US_peck) |- style="text-align: right" | rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;" | [Koku](/source/dan_(volume)) | rowspan=2 align="center"| {{lang|ja|石}} | rowspan=2 | 100 | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|240,100|1331}}{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | 180.4{{nbsp}}L | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|468,945,312,500|1,987,543,976,517}}{{nbsp}}cu{{nbsp}}yd | 47.65{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/US_liquid_gallon) | rowspan=2 | {{sfrac|24,010,000,000|605,084,579}}{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/imperial_gallon) | rowspan=2 | 39.680{{nbsp}}[gal](/source/imperial_gallon) |- style="text-align: right" | 5.119{{nbsp}}[bu](/source/US_bushel) |- |colspan="13" bgcolor=#F0F0F0|'''Notes:''' * Approximations are rounded to four significant figures. |} For more details, please see [Sheng (volume)](/source/Sheng_(volume)) ==See also== * [Chinese units of measurement](/source/Chinese_units_of_measurement) * [Japanese units of measurement](/source/Japanese_units_of_measurement) *[:zh:中國度量衡](/source/%3Azh%3A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9C%8B%E5%BA%A6%E9%87%8F%E8%A1%A1) == References == {{reflist}} Category:Units of volume Category:Customary units of measurement Category:Chinese units of measurement --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Cuo (unit)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuo_(unit)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuo_(unit)?action=history)). 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