Chinese land measure; fields

DEFINITIONS

畝 mǔ
  • old variant of 畝|亩[mu3]
  • classifier for fields
  • unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare

WORDS

三分地 yī mǔ sān fēn dì a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mu3]; (fig.) one's turf
gōng mǔ are (1 are = 1⁄100 hectare, or 100 m²)
dì mǔ area of farmland
tián mǔ field
yīng mǔ acre
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