Pyeong

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P'yŏng

A Pyeong in Korea describes a square measure, which is preferably used for apartments and residential space. The analog measures are ping in Taiwan and tsubo in Japan . One pyeong , ping or tsubo is about 3.31 m². The associated character exists in all three languages ​​and the associated writing systems.

history

The origin of the Pyeong lies in the Japanese living space dimension Jō ( Japanese ), which corresponds to the standard size of tatami floor mats.

When Korea was under Japanese rule , the Japanese units of measurement were also introduced in Korea. This is also the case with the Tsubo ( Kanji : , Hiragana : つ ぼ ), which is called Pyeong in the Korean reading of the Chinese character after independence from Japan . The official Korean side is trying to eliminate the use of these old "colonial" units of measurement in official business transactions and to enforce the use of the metric system. Corresponding legal provisions have been in place since 1961. On July 1, 2007, a law came into force that threatened the use of Pyeong with a fine of up to 500,000 won (then US $ 540). The reason for the measure was the potentially great damage that could result from conversion errors.

While Taiwan was under Japanese rule , the unit of measurement , píng was also introduced here, which has remained a common unit of calculation throughout the real estate sector.

definition

In 1891, in the Japanese Shakkanhō system of measurements, the length unit Ken ( Japanese ) was set to exactly 20/11 meters . The Japanese unit of area Tsubo ( Japanese ), derived from the Ken, corresponds to a square with a side length of 1 Ken.

Pyeong = 1  Ping = 1  tsubo = 1 Ken² 2 = J o = 400/121 m² ≈ 3.30579 m²

Individual evidence

  1. Gov't to crack down on those referring to land as 'pyeong'. Hankyoreh, June 23, 2007, accessed December 25, 2018 .
  2. ^ The Republic of China Yearbook - Taiwan 2001: Weights and Measures in Use in the ROC. Archived from the original ; accessed on December 25, 2018 .
  3. 二十 三 ~ 三 十 一層 平面 (“23rd to 31st floor”). (pdf) TWTC International Trade Building Corporation, accessed on December 25, 2018 (Chinese, English, example of a building plan for a building with dimensions in ping and conversion to m²).
  4. Loa Iok-sin: Housing alliance to join annual May Day parade. Taipei Times, April 14, 2011, accessed December 25, 2018 .