畒 (mǔ) - Ancient form of the character 亩, meaning a

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mǔ ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical:

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畒 · mǔ

Ancient form of the character 亩, meaning a Chinese unit of land area equal to about 0.

0667 hectares or 1/6 of an acre.

Ancient form of the character 亩, meaning a

Usage highlights

one mu of landland area in mucultivated land mufield muland tax per mumu measurement

Synonyms

  • 亩— modern standard form of the same character
  • 田— field, farmland
  • 地— land, ground

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The field measures about one mu (一畒地).
  • Land tax was calculated per mu (按畒征税).
  • This farm has several hundred mu of land (数百畒田地).

Collocations

  • one mu of land(一畒地)
  • land area in mu(畒数)
  • cultivated land mu(耕畒)
  • field mu(田畒)
  • land tax per mu(畒税)
  • mu measurement(畒制)

Idioms

  • Not a single inch of land(寸畒不留)
  • To measure land by the mu(以畒计地)
  • Land of a thousand mu(千畒之地)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Mu was a traditional Chinese unit of area measurement used for agricultural land.
  • The character 畒 represents the historical form before standardization to 亩.
  • Land measurement was crucial for taxation and agricultural planning in imperial China.

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