Barleycorns to Li: the quick answer
To convert barleycorns to li, multiply the value by 1.69334 × 10⁻⁵. To go the other way, multiply li by 59,054.9 to get barleycorns.
To convert barleycorns to li, multiply the value by 1.69334 × 10⁻⁵. To go the other way, multiply li by 59,054.9 to get barleycorns.
| Barleycorns (bc) | Li (li) |
|---|---|
| 1 bc | 1.69334 × 10⁻⁵ li |
| 5 bc | 8.4667 × 10⁻⁵ li |
| 10 bc | 0.000169334 li |
| 25 bc | 0.000423335 li |
| 50 bc | 0.00084667 li |
| 100 bc | 0.00169334 li |
| 250 bc | 0.00423335 li |
| 500 bc | 0.0084667 li |
| 1,000 bc | 0.0169334 li |
| 2,500 bc | 0.0423335 li |
| 5,000 bc | 0.084667 li |
| 10,000 bc | 0.169334 li |
| 100,000 bc | 1.69334 li |
| 1,000,000 bc | 16.9334 li |
Barleycorn (bc). The barleycorn is one third of an inch (about 8.47 mm), historically the length of a grain of barley.
Li (li). The li is a traditional Chinese unit of distance; the modern li is defined as 500 meters. Used in: Asia — China.
There are 1.69334 × 10⁻⁵ li in one barleycorn.
Multiply the number of barleycorns by 1.69334 × 10⁻⁵. For example, 10 barleycorns equal 0.000169334 li.
One li equals 59,054.9 barleycorns.
0.0169334 li. Other common values: 100 barleycorns = 0.00169334 li and 10,000 barleycorns = 0.169334 li.