• Source: Fen (land)

The fen (Chinese: 分; pinyin: fēn) in Mandarin, fan in Cantonese or hun in Taiwanese, is a traditional Chinese unit of measurement for land area. One fen equals 1/10th of a mu in China mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan.




Conversions


In China mainland,

Year 1915 ~ 1929: 1 fen = 1⁄10 mu = 61.44 square meters = 73.48 square yards
Year 1930 ~ present: 1 fen = 1⁄10 mu = 66+2⁄3 square meters = 79.73 square yards.

In Hong Kong and Macau, 1 fen = 1⁄10 mu = 76.14 square meters = 91.06 square yards.

In Taiwan and Japan, 1 fen = 1⁄10 jia = 969.92 square meters = 10,440 square feets.

Taiwan used to be ruled by Holand and then by Japan. Its measurement system was influenced by these two countries. And 1 fen has been set to be 1/10 of a Jia instead of a mu.
For details, please see article Mu (land).




Idioms


One mu and three fen of land, or 1.3 mu of land (simplified Chinese: 一亩三分地; traditional Chinese: 一畝三分地; pinyin: yī mǔ sān fēn dì) is a Chinese idiom that figuratively refers to someone's small personal domain or limited territory, often implying a narrow scope of influence or control.
It is also the name of a Chinese website 1Point3Acres.




See also


Chinese units of measurement
Taiwanese units of measurement
Hong Kong units of measurement




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