Chinese symbol for “well”
井
jǐng
a well; measure word: 口 (kǒu); neat; orderly
The closest CC-CEDICT match for well is 井 (jǐng), defined as: a well; measure word: 口 (kǒu); neat; orderly.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “well”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水井 | shuǐ jǐng | (water) well |
| 好好 | hǎo hǎo | in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right; well; thoroughly; carefully; properly |
| 良好 | liáng hǎo | good; favorable |
| 平安 | píng ān | safe and sound; well |
| 到位 | dào wèi | to get to the intended location; to be in place |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “well”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.