Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "亩", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "亩", and master the standard way of writing the character "亩".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 亩
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "亩" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
亩 (mǔ)
1. Chinese unit of area, where one mu equals sixty square zhang. Fifteen mu equals one gong mu.
[En.] Chinese unit of area mu (1/15 of a hectare)
2. The high place in the field, ridge.
[En.] ridge
3. General reference to farmland, field.
[En.] field
4. (Chinese character analysis) The character 亩 is a phonogram, derived from the small seal script, featuring the elements for "ten" and "field." Its primary meaning refers to the common unit of area measurement in China.
5. Example phrases:
- 亩制 (the system of dividing and calculating land area by mu)
- 亩级 (the quality grade of soil for farmland)
- 亩积 (the area of each mu of land)
引文:
1. 《说文》: "畮, 六尺为步, 百步为畮。秦田二百四十步为畮。畮或从十久。" This emphasizes the historical sizing and measurement used for mu.
2. 《诗·小雅·信南山》: "我疆我理,南东其亩."
3. 《诗·齐风·南山》: "艺麻如之何?衡从某亩."
Example usages:
- 亩丘 (a hill marked by ridges)
- 亩道 (an ancient road centered around the capital)
6. Further meanings:
-田垄: ridge
[En.] ridge
-田地: field
[En.] field
引文:
1. 《韩非子·说疑》: "又亲操耒耨以修畎亩."
2. Example phrases for field context:
- 畎亩 (general term for farmland and fields, distinguished between ridge and field)
- 亩陇 (fields, farmland)
- 亩畹 (gardens)