兡 (兡) - A unit of mass equal to 100 grams & decagram (obsolete and rarely used in modern Chinese).

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兡 ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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兡 · 兡

A unit of mass equal to 100 grams;

decagram (obsolete and rarely used in modern Chinese).

A unit of mass equal to 100 gramsdecagram (obsolete and rarely used in modern Chinese).

Usage highlights

weight measurement100 gramsdecagram unitmetric measurement

Synonyms

  • 百克— hundred grams (more commonly used term)
  • 100克— 100 grams (numerical representation)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The recipe requires 100 grams of flour (100兡面粉).
  • This package weighs exactly one decagram (一兡重).
  • In some old measurement systems, 兡 represented 100 grams (100克).

Collocations

  • weight measurement(重量兡)
  • 100 grams(100兡)
  • decagram unit(兡单位)
  • metric measurement(公制兡)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character was created as part of metric system adaptations in Chinese measurement.
  • It represents an attempt to create Chinese characters for metric units during modernization periods.
  • The character is composed of 克 (gram) with 百 (hundred) above it, literally meaning 'hundred grams'.

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