亩 mǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亠 — lid, cover
- Made of
- 亠 lid, cover 田 field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
亩
mǔ
mu; a unit of land area
Character
Example phrases
- 试验田只有三亩，却记录了不同灌溉方式下的产量差异。 Shìyàntián zhǐ yǒu sān mǔ, què jìlù le bùtóng guàngài fāngshì xià de chǎnliàng chāyì. The experimental field covers only three mu, yet it records yield differences under different irrigation methods.
- 爷爷家有两亩菜地，种满了白菜和萝卜。 Yéye jiā yǒu liǎng mǔ càidì, zhòng mǎn le báicài hé luóbo. Grandpa has two mu of vegetable field, full of cabbages and radishes.
- 这块地大约一亩，足够种一家人吃的粮食。 Zhè kuài dì dàyuē yì mǔ, zúgòu zhòng yì jiārén chī de liángshi. This plot is about one mu, enough to grow food for a family.
Related words
- 马力 mǎlì horsepower
- 立方米 lìfāngmǐ cubic metre
- 人次 réncì person-times; visits counted by number of people
- 枚 méi classifier for coins, medals, stamps, etc.
- 寥寥无几 liáoliáowújǐ very few; scanty
- 介于 jièyú to be between; to lie between
- 缕 lǚ measure word for strands, wisps, or threads
- 经 jīng to pass through; to undergo; after
- 暨 jì and; as well as
- 临 lín to face; to approach; at the time of
- 乃 nǎi to be; namely; therefore
- 继而 jì'ér subsequently; thereupon