公顷 (gōng qǐng) — (classifier) hectare

Definition

Hectare: a metric area unit equal to 10,000 m² (≈2.47 acres). Used for land, farms, and parks; combine with numbers like 五十公顷.

classifier

hectare

公顷。
Zhè ge gōng yuán zhàn dì shí gōng qǐng.
This park covers an area of ten hectares.
公顷。
Chéng shì xīn zēng le wǔ shí gōng qǐng de lǜ dì.
The city added fifty hectares of green space.
公顷。
Yì gōng qǐng děng yú yí wàn píng fāng mǐ.
One hectare equals ten thousand square meters.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

顷qǐngarea unit

公 points to the metric system and 顷 is an area unit; together they name the hectare.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頃; 顷 is its simplified writing.

匕頁頃

The traditional form 頃 combines 頁, a head, with 匕; it pictures a head tilted sideways.

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