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Finger standard

指寸法 〔指寸法〕 zhǐ cùn fǎ

From A Thousand Gold Pieces Prescriptions (千金要方 qiān jīn yào fāng). Finger measurements as a standard for calculating the cùn. The finger standard includes the middle finger cùn (the length of the phalange of the middle finger), thumb cùn (the distance between the two transverse creases), and hand standard (the breath of the hand measured at the middle joints of the fingers). See cùn.

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