Charka. Conversion Chart / Historical Volume Units Converter, Old Russian Liquid Measure

Charka. Conversion Chart

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Metric

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of metric units is available on the main volume conversion page.

charka to cubic meter (m³)
charka to cubic centimeter (cc)
charka to cubic millimeter (mm³)
charka to liter (l)
charka to milliliter (ml)

Units: cubic meter (m³) / cubic centimeter (cc) / cubic millimeter (mm³) / liter (l) / milliliter (ml)

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U.S. Measure

We only include several basic units here for you to convert historical units to contemporary ones. A more comprehensive list of U.S. units is available on the main volume conversion page.

charka to barrel (liquid)
charka to barrel (dry)
charka to bushel (bu)
charka to gallon (liquid) (gal)
charka to gallon (dry) (gal)
charka to pint (liquid) (pt)
charka to pint (dry) (pt)
charka to fluid ounce (oz)

Units: barrel (liquid) / barrel (dry) / bushel (bu) / gallon (liquid) (gal) / gallon (dry) (gal) / pint (liquid) (pt) / pint (dry) (pt) / fluid ounce (oz)

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Ancient Greeek (Attic) Dry Measure

Greeks mostly used dry capacity units to measure grain. The basic capacity unit was the kyathos. As most ancient measures these units changed over time and varied across different regions of Grece.

charka to medimnos (μέδιμνος)
charka to hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos)
charka to hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον)
charka to choinix (χοῖνιξ)
charka to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
charka to kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα)
charka to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
charka to kyathos (κύαθος)
charka to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

Units: medimnos (μέδιμνος) / hekteus (ἑκτεύς, a sixth of a medimnos) / hēmiekton (ἡμίεκτον) / choinix (χοῖνιξ) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē or hēmina (κοτύλη, ἡμίνα) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον)

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Ancient Greek (Attic) Liquid Measure

A common unit in both liquid and dry capacity throughout historic Greece was the cotyle or cotyla whose absolute value varied from one place to another between 210 ml and 330 ml.

charka to metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora)
charka to keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora)
charka to chous (χοῦς)
charka to xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius)
charka to kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα)
charka to tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη)
charka to oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον)
charka to kyathos (κύαθος)
charka to konchē (κόγχη)
charka to mystron (μύστρον)
charka to chēmē (χήμη)
charka to kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

Units: metrētēs (μετρητής, amphora) / keramion (κεράμιον, Roman amphora) / chous (χοῦς) / xestēs (ξέστης, Roman sextarius) / kotylē, tryblion or hēmina (κοτύλη, τρύβλιον, ἡμίνα) / tetarton, hēmikotylē (τέταρτον, ἡμικοτύλη) / oxybathon (ὀξυβαθον) / kyathos (κύαθος) / konchē (κόγχη) / mystron (μύστρον) / chēmē (χήμη) / kochliarion (κοχλιάριον, spoon)

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Ancient Roman Measure (Liquid and Dry)

Roman jar (amphora quadrantal) was the main unit to measure both liquids and dry substances in Roman empire. It was defined to be equal to one cubic pes (Roman foot). The weight of water to fill the amphora was roughly equal to one Greek talent, an ancient unit of weight.

charka to culeus (hose)
charka to amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel)
charka to urna (urn)
charka to modius castrensis (military modius)
charka to modius (peck)
charka to semimodius (half of a modius)
charka to congius (a half-pes cube)
charka to sextarius (a sixth)
charka to hemina (pint)
charka to cotyla (cup)
charka to triens (one third of a sextarius)
charka to quartarius (quart, forth part)
charka to sextans (one sixth of a sextarius)
charka to acetabulum (small cup)
charka to cyathus (shot or dose)
charka to ligula (spoonful)

Units: culeus (hose) / amphora quadrantal (Roman jar, bushel) / urna (urn) / modius castrensis (military modius) / modius (peck) / semimodius (half of a modius) / congius (a half-pes cube) / sextarius (a sixth) / hemina (pint) / cotyla (cup) / triens (one third of a sextarius) / quartarius (quart, forth part) / sextans (one sixth of a sextarius) / acetabulum (small cup) / cyathus (shot or dose) / ligula (spoonful)

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Biblical and Talmudic Dry Measure (Old Testament)

Israelite capacity measure tightly corresponded to Babylonian system. The basic unit was log (לג) that was similar to Babylonian mina.

charka to kor (כור)
charka to letek (לתך)
charka to ephah (איפה)
charka to se'ah (סאה)
charka to kav (קב)
charka to log (לג)
charka to bezah (egg-size)
charka to kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

Units: kor (כור) / letek (לתך) / ephah (איפה) / se'ah (סאה) / kav (קב) / log (לג) / bezah (egg-size) / kezayit (olive-size, כְּזַיִת)

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Biblical and Talmudic Liquid Measure (Old Testament)

Exact conversion for Biblical units is rarely certain. There were more units mentioned in Talmud, many of them from foreign origin, e.g. Persia or Greece. Unfortunately the capacity of those units is currently unknown.

charka to bath
charka to hin
charka to log

Units: bath / hin / log

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Old Spanish Dry Measure

charka to cahíz
charka to fanega
charka to cuartilla (¼ of a fanega)
charka to celemín
charka to medio
charka to cuartillo (¼ of a celemín)
charka to ochavo

Units: cahíz / fanega / cuartilla (¼ of a fanega) / celemín / medio / cuartillo (¼ of a celemín) / ochavo

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Old Spanish Liquid Measure

charka to moyo
charka to cántara
charka to arroba
charka to azumbre
charka to botella
charka to cuartillo
charka to copa
charka to panilla (for olive oil)
charka to cortadillo

Units: moyo / cántara / arroba / azumbre / botella / cuartillo / copa / panilla (for olive oil) / cortadillo

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Old Portuguese Dry Measure

charka to moio
charka to fanga
charka to alqueire
charka to quarta
charka to oitava
charka to maquia
charka to selamim
charka to meio-selamim (half-selamim)
charka to quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

Units: moio / fanga / alqueire / quarta / oitava / maquia / selamim / meio-selamim (half-selamim) / quarto de selamim (quarter of selamim)

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Old Portuguese Liquid Measure

charka to tonel
charka to pipa
charka to almude
charka to cântaro
charka to pote
charka to canada
charka to quartilho
charka to meio-quartilho (half-quartilho)
charka to quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

Units: tonel / pipa / almude / cântaro / pote / canada / quartilho / meio-quartilho (half-quartilho) / quarto de quartilho (quarter of quartilho)

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Old French

There were many local variations; the following are Quebec and Paris definitions

charka to minot
charka to litron

Units: minot / litron

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Old Russian Dry Measure

charka to cetverik (mera)
charka to vedro
charka to garnetz

Units: cetverik (mera) / vedro / garnetz

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Old Russian Liquid Measure

charka to vedro
charka to shtoff
charka to chetvert (quart)
charka to vine bottle
charka to vodka bottle
charka to shkalik

Units: vedro / shtoff / chetvert (quart) / vine bottle / vodka bottle / / shkalik

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