shǎng

埫

Character · Measure wordTraditional坹

variant of 垧, unit of land area

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

measure word

variant of 型 (shǎng), a unit of land area (typically equal to 10 or 15 mu)

Used in measuring land area. One 坹 (shǎng) traditionally equals approximately 10 to 15 亩 (mu), varying by region. This is a variant character form of 垧.

Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
yǒu有
wǔ五
shí十
shǎng坹
dà大
 。

This plot of land is fifty shang in size.

Jiā家
lǐ里
zhòng种
le了
shí十
shǎng坹
xiǎo小
mài麦
 。

The family planted ten shang of wheat.