- A
picul /ˈpɪkəl/ or tam is a
traditional Asian unit of weight,
defined as "as much as a man can
carry on a shoulder-pole". The word
picul appeared as...
- for opium. A
chest of
opium contained approximately 100 "catties" or 1 "
picul", with each
catty weighing 1.33 lb (600 g),
giving a
total of ~140 pounds...
- 100 300 220 510 150
Black Tea (
piculs) 7,194 8,000 8,000 5,000
Green Tea (
piculs) 6,151 1,450 550 1,400 Raw Silk (
piculs) 28 250
Woven Silk (bales) 11...
-
received seven piculs,
while both the
Registrars and
Chief Diviners had six-and-a-half
piculs. The
Chiefs of the
Clepsydras received six
piculs, and the Calendar...
- "nine-tenths jute" when
praising jute production. In 1906, over 2,000,000
piculs of
manila fibers were produced,
making approximately 66% of the country's...
-
grade divided into two degrees, with
ranging salaries (nominally paid in
piculs of rice)
according to
their rank.
While provincial graduates who were appointed...
- "nine-tenths jute" when
praising jute production. In 1906, over 2,000,000
piculs of
manila fibers were produced,
making approximately 66% of the country's...
-
leaves and petals, and
shipped in
chests of 60–65 kg (132–143 lb) (one
picul).
Chests of
opium were sold in
auctions in
Calcutta with the understanding...
-
notably for
weighing food and
other groceries.
Related units include the
picul,
equal to 100 catties, and the tael (also
spelled tahil, in Malay/Indonesian)...
- The Ming
granted Naghachu himself a
marquisate with a
stipend of 2,000
piculs of grain, and
estate of
public fields in Jiangxi, and a
mansion in Nanjing...
