area · Korea · Legacy; culturally persistent

pyeong

exact

Record: M607
Definition quality: Standardized
Conversion mode: multiplicative
Calculator: Fully calculable

Definition

Pyeong is a Korean area measure commonly converted as 3.3058 m² in government/public property guidance, although formal area reporting uses square metres.

Reference value

One pyeong is exactly 3.3058 square metres.

History & use

Korean government sources explicitly instruct use of m² rather than pyeong for legal measurement while still publishing conversion guidance.

Modern use

Modern use is context-dependent and varies by region or measurement system.

Sources & evidence

Source tier — · confidence high

국립국어원 (National Institute of Korean Language) — https://stdict.korean.go.kr/search/searchResult.do?searchKeyword=%ED%8F%89

Related measurements

hectare

area · International · Modern

Non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI; 1 ha = 10⁴ m².

square metre

m²

area · International · Modern

Coherent SI derived unit for area, equal to metre squared.

acre

area · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 acre = 43,560 ft² = exactly 4046.8564224 m² using the international foot.

square foot

ft²

area · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 ft² = exactly 0.09290304 m².

square yard

yd²

area · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 yd² = exactly 0.83612736 m².

square mile

mi²

area · UK / US · Modern / historical

1 mi² = exactly 2,589,988.110336 m².

square kilometre

km²

area · International · Modern

1 km² = exactly 10^6 m².

square inch

in²

area · US / UK · Modern

1 in² = exactly 0.00064516 m².