亩 (mǔ) is a Chinese character meaning “mu, a Chinese unit of land area equal to about 666”. It is written from 亠 (lid) and 田 (field; farmland), one above the other, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
亠 + 田
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形拆分：2 画 + 5 画 = 7 画）
Memory aid
A lid (亠) sits on top of a field (田): the field has been measured off and closed up into one unit of land — one mu.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 公亩gōng mǔare (100 square metres)亩 = mǔ
- 亩产mǔ chǎnyield per mu亩 = mǔspoken asmú chǎn
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All readings
mu (unit of area)
mu, a Chinese unit of land area equal to about 666.7 square metres (1/15 hectare)
中国的土地面积单位，一亩约合 666.7 平方米，十五亩为一公顷。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 公亩gōng mǔare (100 square metres)亩 = mǔ
- 亩产mǔ chǎnyield per mu亩 = mǔspoken asmú chǎn
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 亩 mean?
亩 (mǔ) means mu, a Chinese unit of land area equal to about 666.7 square metres (1/15 hectare).
How do you pronounce 亩?
It is pronounced mǔ.
What parts is 亩 made of?
亠 (lid) and 田 (field; farmland), one above the other. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验（现代字形拆分：2 画 + 5 画 = 7 画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 亩 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 亩?
亠. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 亩?
Common ones are 公亩 and 亩产. The reading of 亩 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.