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顷

qǐng, qīng

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

Original meaning: 

to have an inclined head

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

Components
匕 iconic component

匕  Iconic component

bǐ

  

spoon

Depicts a person.

页 iconic component

页  Iconic component

yè, xié

  

page

Depicts a tilted head.

Evolution

顷 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
顷 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
顷 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
顷 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
顷 Simplified script Modern

Simplified 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 顷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

公顷

hectare

顷刻

instantly

顷刻间

in an instant

顷

a short while

少顷

presently

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

倾

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

2724th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Traditional

頃

Unicode

U+9877


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