见方 (jiàn fāng) — (noun) used after a number + unit of length to indicate the side length of a square area; square (in area)

Definition

A measure term used after a length to describe a square area: '十米见方' means a square 10 meters on each side.

noun
used after a number + unit of length to indicate the side length of a square areasquare (in area)

Examples

  • 见方。
    Zhè kuài dì yǒu yì lǐ jiàn fāng.
    This piece of land is one li square.
  • 见方。
    Zhè ge shuǐ chí dà yuē shí mǐ jiàn fāng.
    This pond is about ten meters square.
  • 见方，。
    Yuàn zi wǔ shí mǐ jiàn fāng, zhǒng le hěn duō huā.
    The courtyard is fifty meters square, planted with many flowers.

Origin

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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