Pyeong
| Pyeong | |
| Hangul | 평 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 坪 |
| Revised Romanization | pyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | p'yŏng |
A pyeong is a unit of measurement in Korea corresponding to 3.31 square metres ( m²) (3.954 square yards)(35.586 square feet). The similar unit of measurement in Japan is the tsubo (坪). It is used most often in referring to the sizes of rooms or buildings; a one-room apartment will generally be around 10 to 15 pyeong, a house somewhere around 50 or more, and the smallest of rooms, consisting of only a bed and a bit of floor space for students, will be as little as 1.5 pyeong.
Anecdotally, the unit was derived from the amount of space an average sized man would take up lying on the floor with his arms and legs spread out.
One pyeong consists of 36 square ja. [1] [2]
A new law enacted as of July 1, 2007 will replace the use of pyeong in official documents in South Korea with the square meter.[3]
In Taiwan, ping (Traditional Chinese:坪) is also used in area measurement.