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亩

畂
mǔ
#2,355 most
frequent character
mu (a measure word for space)
Measure Word

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

亩 mǔ is built with 田 field, and 亠 above it. The field part points to its first sense: a unit for measuring land. It also works as a measure word for fields and equals 0.0667 hectare.

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Example Sentences

这块地有十亩。
zhè kuài dì yǒu shí mǔ 。
This piece of land has ten mu.
我家后院有两亩菜地。
wǒjiā hòu yuàn yǒu liǎng mǔ càidì 。
My backyard has two mu of vegetable garden.
他买了一亩地用来养鸡。
tā mǎi leyī mǔ dì yòng lái yǎng jī 。
He bought one mu of land to raise chickens.

Same Characters, Different Readings

亩mǔ
mu (a measure word for space)
亩mǔ
mu (a measure word for space)
亩mǔ
mu (a measure word for space)

Homophones

母mǔ
mother, female
亩mǔ
mu (a measure word for space)
姆mǔ
(old) female tutor, used in 保姆[bao3mu3]

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