Convert yard to Zhang (mainland China)
yard
Definition: A yard (symbol: yd) is a unit of length in both the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Since 1959, a yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 meters. It is also equal to 3 feet, or 36 inches.
History/origin: The origin of the yard as a unit is unclear. It is an English unit (predecessor of imperial units) and the term was derived from "gerd" in Old English, the earliest historical form of the English language. Some suggest that the yard could have been derived based on the girth of a person's waist.
Current use: The yard is commonly used in field-length measurement for certain sports such as American and Canadian football, and association football (soccer). The yard is also used in cricket pitch dimensions, and sometimes in golf fairway measurements. In the United Kingdom (UK) as well as the United States, the yard is frequently used when referring to distance. In the UK, it is also a legal requirement that road signs indicating shorter distances are displayed in yards.
Zhang (mainland China)
Definition: Zhang (mainland China) is a measure of length or distance. For conversion purposes, its value is 3.333333333333333 times the reference unit, meter.
yard to Zhang (mainland China) Conversion Table
| yard [yd] | Zhang (mainland China) [丈] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 yard | 0.002743 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 0.10 yard | 0.0274 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 1 yard | 0.2743 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 2 yard | 0.5486 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 3 yard | 0.8230 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 5 yard | 1.37 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 10 yard | 2.74 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 20 yard | 5.49 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 50 yard | 13.72 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 100 yard | 27.43 Zhang (mainland China) |
| 1000 yard | 274.32 Zhang (mainland China) |
How to Convert yard to Zhang (mainland China)
1 yard = 0.274320 Zhang (mainland China)
1 Zhang (mainland China) = 3.65 yard
Example
Convert 15 yard to Zhang (mainland China):
15 yard = 15 × 0.274320 Zhang (mainland China) = 4.11 Zhang (mainland China)
