井 — Chinese character
井
jǐng
well, mine shaft, pit
- Pinyin
- jǐng
- Radical
- 7 ⼆ (Two)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 二
- Formation
- pictographic — A mine or well
- Japanese
- 井 as a kanji
Common words with 井
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矿井 (礦井) | kuàng jǐng | a mine; a mine shaft |
| 水井 | shuǐ jǐng | (water) well |
| 钻井 (鑽井) | zuān jǐng | to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole |
| 油井 | yóu jǐng | oil well |
| 井下 | jǐng xià | underground; in the pit (mining) |
| 天井 | tiān jǐng | courtyard; atrium |
| 市井 | shì jǐng | marketplace; town |
| 井口 | jǐng kǒu | mouth of a well |
| 井喷 (井噴) | jǐng pēn | (oil) blowout; surge |
| 落井下石 | luò jǐng xià shí | to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down |
| 井井有条 (井井有條) | jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo | everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy |
| 井然有序 | jǐng rán yǒu xù | everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy |
English words written with 井
井 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Art of War 2 · I Ching 11 · Mencius 13 · Zhuangzi 11
- Analects 6.24
- Art of War 9.15
- Art of War 9.17
- Hexagram 48
- Mencius 2A.6
- Mencius 3A.3
- Mencius 3A.5
- Mencius 3B.10
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