Definition
甸 (diàn) is an ancient Chinese measure word for land area, originating from the well-field system (井田制). One 甸 equals 64 well-fields (井), roughly 640 mu (亩). You'll mostly encounter this term in historical texts or classical references; it's not used in modern everyday Chinese.
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(classifier, historical) a land area unit in ancient Chinaconsisting of 64 well-fields (井)
Examples
- 甸。Gǔdài yí diàn děngyú liùshísì jǐng.In ancient times, one dian equaled sixty-four well-fields.
- 甸。Zhè piàn fēngdì bèi huàfēn wéi shí diàn.This fief was divided into ten dian.
- ，甸。Shǐshū jìzǎi, nà ge dìqū gòng yǒu èrshí diàn tǔdì.Historical records say that region had a total of twenty dian of land.
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