Sheng (volume)

The Chinese sheng (Chinese: 升; pinyin: shēng), called sho in Japan and seung in Korea, also called Chinese liter, is a traditional unit of volume in East Asia. It originated from China and was later adapted by Japan, the Korean Peninsula, Vietnam and other areas. One sheng equals 10 ge or 1/10 dou, though its specific capacity has varied by times and regions. Modernly, 1 sheng is 1 liter in China, 1.8039 liters in Japan and 1.8 liters in Korea.

Sheng was a traditional measure for cereal grains. Now, like a liter, a sheng is more often used to measure liquid or gas.

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