Common sizes of rough paper

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Detailed explanation of traditional scissors

1. Common cutting methods for four feet

• Four-foot full-size : 138cm×69cm (original size)
• Four-foot folio (for couplets): 138cm×34cm (cut vertically)
• Four-foot square : 68cm×68cm (cut horizontally, approximately square)
• Four feet three openings : 69cm×46cm (vertically divided into three equal parts)
• Four feet four open : 69cm×34cm (four equal parts vertically)
• Four feet eight open : 35cm×34cm (eight equal parts vertically)

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2. Six-foot rice paper derivative size

• Six feet full-size : 180cm×97cm (full standard size)
• Six-foot double-sided (couplet): 180cm×49cm (cut vertically)
• Six-foot square : 97cm×90cm (cut horizontally)
• Six feet three open : 60cm×97cm (vertically divided into three equal parts)
• Six feet four-fold : 97cm×45cm (divided horizontally into four equal parts)

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3. Other cutting specifications

1. Three feet of rice paper

   • Fully open: 100cm×55cm
   • Square: 50cm×55cm (cut in half)
   • Single strip: 100cm×27cm (cut in half lengthwise)

2. Five-foot rice paper

   • Fully open: 153cm×84cm
   • Folio: 153cm×42cm (vertical cut)

3. Eight feet of rice paper

   • Fully open: 248cm×129cm
   • Eight-foot screen: 234cm×63cm (special screen cutting method)

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4. Special ratio cutting

• Long scroll cutting method : Cut the full-size rice paper horizontally several times. For example, if the full-size rice paper is four feet long, it can be cut into 138cm×17cm long strips .
• Fan-shaped paper : Based on a four-foot square, cut at an angle to form a fan-shaped outline, suitable for fan creation7

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Size selection corresponds to the purpose

size	Applicable scenarios
Four feet apart	Couplets and banners writing
Four feet square	Poetry, short essays, blank space for painting
Six feet three open	Medium-sized landscape painting or cursive writing
Eight-foot screen	Large screen decoration or huge calligraphy display

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Additional Notes

• Cutting logic : Traditional cutting methods are based on folding the full size vertically/horizontally or cutting it into equal parts, such as "three-fold" means three equal parts, "eight-fold" means eight equal parts
• Size error : Paper cutting may have an error of ±2cm