亩 (mǔ) — (classifier) for fields and land area; unit of area equal to about 666.67 m² (1/15 hectare)
Definition
Chinese unit of land area (≈666.67 m², 1/15 hectare), used as a classifier before 一亩地, 三亩田. Mostly used for farmland in Mainland China.
classifier
for fields and land areaunit of area equal to about 666.67 m² (1/15 hectare)
Examples
- 亩。Wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ mǔ dào tián.My family has five mu of rice paddies.
- 亩。Zhè mǔ dì zhǒng le yù mǐ.This mu of land is planted with corn.
- 亩。Měi mǔ dì de zū jīn shì wǔ bǎi yuán.The rent per mu of land is 500 yuan.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 畝; 亩 is its simplified writing.
The earlier form 畮 pairs 田, a field, with 每 as a sound part; in the traditional form 畝 that sound part is written as 久. The simplified 亩 is a later variant.
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