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=== Area ===<!-- This section is linked from [[Hectare]] --> ====Chinese area units promulgated in 1915==== {|class="wikitable" |+ Table of Chinese area units promulgated in 1915<ref name="ROC1915" /> !Pinyin !Character !Relative value !Metric value !Imperial value !Notes |- |align=center|''háo'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|毫}} |align=right|{{frac|1000}} |align=left|0.6144 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|0.7348 sq yd |align=right| |- |align=center|''lí'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|釐}} (T) or {{lang|zh|厘}} (S) |align=right|{{frac|100}} |align=left|6.144 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|7.348 sq yd |align=right| |- |align=center|''fēn'' |align=right|{{lang|zh-hant|分}} |align=right|{{frac|10}} |align=left|61.44 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|73.48 sq yd |align=right| |- |align=center|[[Mu (land)|''mǔ'']] |align=right|{{lang|zh|畝}} (T) or {{lang|zh|亩}} (S) |align=right|1 |align=left|614.4 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|734.82 sq yd |align=right|Chinese acre, or 60 square zhang |- |align=center|''qǐng'' |align=right|{{lang|zh-hant|頃}} (T) or {{lang|zh|顷}} (S) |align=right|100 |align=left|6.144 ha |align=left|15.18 acre |align=right|Chinese [[hide (unit)|hide]] |} {|class="wikitable" |+ Table of Chinese square units effective in 1915<ref name="ROC1915" /> |- !Pinyin !Character !Relative value !Metric value !Imperial value !Notes |- |align=center|''fāng cùn'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|方寸}} |align=right|{{frac|100}} |align=left|10.24 cm{{sup|2}} |align=left|1.587 sq in |align=right|square cun |- |align=center|''fāng chǐ'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|方尺}} |align=right|1 |align=left|0.1024 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|1.102 sq ft |align=right|square chi |- |align=center|''fāng zhàng'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|方丈}} |align=right|100 |align=left|10.24 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|110.2 sq ft |align=right|square zhang |} ====Chinese area units effective in 1930==== {|class="wikitable" |+ Table of Chinese area units effective in 1930<ref name="ROC1930" /> !Pinyin !Character !Relative value !Metric value !Imperial value !Notes |- |align=center|''háo'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|毫}} |align=right|{{frac|1000}} |align=left|{{frac|2|3}} m{{sup|2}} |align=left|7.18 sq ft |align=right| |- |align=center|''[[li (area)|lí]]'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|釐}} (T) or {{lang|zh|厘}} (S) |align=right|{{frac|100}} |align=left|{{frac|6|2|3}} m{{sup|2}} |align=left|7.973 sq yd |align=right| |- |align=center|''[[fen (land)|fēn]]'' |align=right|{{lang|zh-hant|市分}} |align=right|{{frac|10}} |align=left|{{frac|66|2|3}} m{{sup|2}} |align=left|79.73 sq yd |align=right| |- |align=center|{{anchor|mu}}[[Mu (land)|''mǔ'']] |align=right|{{lang|zh|畝}} (T) or {{lang|zh|亩}} (S) |align=right|1 |align=left|{{frac|666|2|3}} m{{sup|2}} |align=left|797.3 sq yd<br>0.1647 acre |align=right|Chinese acre<br>6000 square chi per Article 5 of the 1930 Law (六千平方尺定為一畝)<br>60 square zhang<br>1/15 of a hectare |- |align=center|''[[qing (area)|qǐng]]'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|頃}} (T) or {{lang|zh|顷}} (S) |align=right|100 |align=left|{{frac|6|2|3}} ha |align=left|16.47 acre |align=right|Chinese [[hide (unit)|hide]] |} {|class="wikitable" |+ Table of Chinese square units effective in 1930<ref name="ROC1930" /> |- !Pinyin !Character !Relative value !Metric value !Imperial value !Notes |- |align=center|''fāng cùn'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|方寸}} |align=right|{{frac|100}} |align=left|{{frac|11|1|9}} cm{{sup|2}} |align=left|1.722 sq in |align=right|square cun |- |align=center|''fāng chǐ'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|方尺}} |align=right|1 |align=left|{{frac|9}} m{{sup|2}} |align=left|172.2 sq in<br>1.196 sq ft |align=right|square chi |- |align=center|''fāng zhàng'' |align=right|{{lang|zh|方丈}} |align=right|100 |align=left|{{frac|11|1|9}} m{{sup|2}} |align=left|119.6 sq ft<br>13.29 sq yd |align=right|square zhang |} ====Metric and other area units==== Metric and other standard length units can be squared by the addition of the prefix {{lang|zh|平方}} ''píngfāng''. For example, a square kilometre is {{lang|zh-hant|平方公里}} ''píngfāng gōnglǐ''. ==== Macau area units ==== {|class="wikitable" |+ Table of Chinese area units in Macau<ref name="MO" /> ![[Jyutping]] !Portuguese !Character !Relative value !Relation to the Traditional Chinese Units (Macau) !Metric value !Imperial value |- |align=center|''cek3'' | align="left" |côvado | align="right" |{{lang|zh|尺}} |align=right|{{frac|6000}} | align="right" |{{frac|25}}{{lang|zh|鋪}} | align="left" |0.1269 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|1.366 sq ft |- |align=center|''pou3'' | align="left" | | align="right" |{{lang|zh|鋪}} |align=right|{{frac|240}} | align="right" |{{frac|4}}{{lang|zh|丈}} | align="left" |3.1725 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|34.15 sq ft<br>3.794 sq yd |- |align=center|''zoeng6'' | align="left" |braça | align="right" |{{lang|zh|丈}} |align=right|{{frac|60}} | align="right" |{{frac|6}}{{lang|zh-hant|分}} | align="left" |12.69 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|136.6 sq ft<br>15.18 sq yd |- |align=center|[[Fen (land) |''fan1'']] | align="left" |condorim | align="right" |{{lang|zh-hant|分}} |align=right|{{frac|10}} | align="right" |{{frac|10}}{{lang|zh|畝}} | align="left" |76.14 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|91.06 sq yd |- |align=center|[[Mu (land)|''mau5'']] | align="left" |maz | align="right" |{{lang|zh|畝}} (T) or {{lang|zh|亩}} (S) |align=right|1 | align="right" |None | align="left" |761.4 m{{sup|2}} |align=left|910.6 sq yd |}
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