In People's Republic of China, 1 sho (also called as sheng in pinyin) is equalized with 1 liter, and the liter as the unit of the International Unit System (SI) is also written as 'sho' (升) in a Chinese character.
中華人民共和国では、1升＝1リットルと定義し、また、SI単位としてのリットルにも「升」の字を宛てている。