- 井田制
- jing3 tian2 zhi4well-field system* * *井田制jǐng tián zhìthe “nine squares” system (of land ownership in China's slave society) with one large square divided into 9 small ones (like the Chinese character 井), the 8 outer ones being allocated to serfs who had to cultivate the central one for the serf owner* * *井田制|井田制 [jǐng tián zhì] ► well-field system
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.