頃 - Dong Chinese dictionary

qǐng, qīng

a measure of area equal to 100 畝 (mu) ~ 6.7 hectares

Original meaning:

to have an inclined head

Depicts a person (匕) with their head (頁) tilted or askew. Based on the original meaning "to have an inclined head", now written as 傾. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

匕 Iconic component

bǐ

spoon

Depicts a person.

頁 Iconic component

yè, xié

(head), page

Depicts a tilted head.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

顷 (頃)

qǐng

a moment; a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares; to lean; unit of area equal to 100 畝|亩[mǔ] or 6.67 hectares; a short while; a little while ago; circa. (for approximate dates)

顷 (頃)

qīng

variant of 傾|倾[qīng]

Most common words with 頃