粌 (yin) - Hectometer — a unit of length equal to

粌Tone 5

yin ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

懿嘤

粌 · yin

Hectometer — a unit of length equal to 100 meters.

Hectometer — a unit of length equal to

Usage highlights

one hectometerseveral hectometersfive hectometershectometer unitlength in hectometers

Synonyms

  • 百米— hundred meters (Chinese equivalent)
  • hm— hectometer abbreviation

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The track is one hectometer long (一粌).
  • He ran several hectometers (几粌) in the race.
  • The field measures about five hectometers (五粌) in length.

Collocations

  • one hectometer(一粌)
  • several hectometers(几粌)
  • five hectometers(五粌)
  • hectometer unit(粌单位)
  • length in hectometers(粌长度)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character is a Japanese kokuji (国字) created in Japan for the metric unit 'hectometer'.
  • It combines the rice radical 米 (representing measurement/unit) with the phonetic component 引 (which suggests pulling/measuring).
  • Rarely used in modern Japanese, having been largely replaced by the katakana ヘクトメートル or abbreviation hm.

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