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Square-inch spoon

方寸匕 〔方寸匕〕 fāng cùn bǐ

A spoon used in ancient times to measure medicinals. It was one cùn square. It held about 2.74 milliliters of liquid, 2 grams of minerals or metals, or 1 gram of powdered herbs.

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