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Meaning

about 1; 6 acre (M)

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “mu” becomes a different word in each tone. 亩 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 地亩dì mǔarea of farmland
  • 公亩gōng mǔare (1 are = 1⁄100 hectare, or 100 m²)
  • 英亩yīng mǔacre
  • 田亩tián mǔfield

Example Sentence

他家有几亩地,种着水稻和蔬菜。Tā jiā yǒu jǐ mǔ dì, zhòng zhe shuǐ dào hé shū cài.His family has a few mu of land, growing rice and vegetables.

hejiāhomeyǒuto havesmall tableclassifier for fields(adverb marker)zhòngseedzhe(ongoing action)水稻shuǐ dàoriceand蔬菜shū càivegetables