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坪: a plain

By January 30, 2015February 14th, 2015Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

坪 píng

measure word
: a plain

Kun Reading

坪 | つぼ tsubo

noun
: unit of land measurement; 3.95 square yards; 3.31 square meters

On Reading

へい hei

ひょう hyou

 Usage:

草坪 cao3ping2: lawn

 Etymology:

形声 Pictophonetic.
(tu3: earth radical 32) suggests the meaning while
(ping2: flat; even; peaceful) provides the sound.


 Examples:
none applicable


Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary