中文摘要：

对历代官方尺长的研究已有一定的学术积累，但对民间传统大木工匠所使用的尺长研究则少有学者涉及。本文以田野调查所得目前正在使用的民间营造尺为基础，通过对现有官方尺研究成果的再梳理，试图从官方尺的发展脉络中寻求营造尺自身的运行轨迹，并对现存营造尺的分布与成因做一次初步的探索。

英文摘要：

There are some results in researching of the length of governmental rulers through the ages, but the length of civilian standard rulers is seldom touched upon. Basing on some civilian standard rulers material in according of field study and by carding governmental standard rulers now available, this text makes attempt at exploring the way of civilian standard rulers from the developing of governmental rulers, and searches distribution and origin of civilian standard rulers initiativeiy.