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Meaning of 亩

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亩 (Trad.: 畝)
Pinyin: mǔ
English Definition: classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare
Chinese Definition:
①用本义。,一亩约等于667平方米。[合]亩制(以亩为单位划分、计算土地面积的制度);亩级(田地土壤质量好坏的等级);亩积(每一亩田的面积)。
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 亠
Pictophonetic:厂 indicates the sound; 田 (field) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 亠 [ tóu ] lid, cover; head
    • 田 [ tián ] field, farm, arable land; cultivated
Similar Characters: 囪 苗
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Example Words
英亩 yīng mǔ acre
田亩 tián mǔ field
地亩 dì mǔ area of farmland
公亩 gōng mǔ are (1 are = 1⁄100 hectare, or 100 m²)
畎亩天才 quǎn mǔ tiān cái mediocre ability (idiom)
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Example Sentences
1
他们平整土地
5000
亩
。
They levelled 5000 mu of land.
2
这位老农去年种了四亩麦子
。
The old farmer raised four mu of wheat last year.
3
我们总共割了三十亩稻田
,
这在第一天算是不错的了
。
We harvested thirty mu altogether.That was not bad for the first day.
4
她占地
23
公顷
(
58
亩
)
,
里面有一个湖
,
是有名的塘鹅栖息地
。
Spanning 23 hectares (58 acres) it has a lake - home to the park's famous pelicans.
5
人为造成的洪水将会摧毁数以千计座房屋
,
淹没成千上万亩农田
。
The man-made floods will damage thousands of homes and hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland.