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井
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well

HSK 6 N1
Human →Actions
jǐng
セイ、ショウ
い
정
Pictograph of the opening of a water well.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
井
Regular
Modern
Chinese
井 [Jǐng]
Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing
井 [jǐng]
a well; CL:口[kǒu]; neat; orderly
Japanese
井 い 同音
noun well
井 せい 同音

noun

  1. rare well curb
  2. astronomy Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
井の中の蛙、大海を知らず。
He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill.
Japanese Names
井 い
I surname
井 いづつ
Izutsu surname
井 いのもと
Inomoto surname
井 しょう
Shou surname
井 めぐみ
Megumi surname
井 わかし
Wakashi surname
CHINESE WORDS (135)
矿井 [kuàng​jǐng] #14,115
a mine
矿井 [kuàng​jǐng] #14,115
a mine
油井 [yóu​jǐng] #12,900
oil well
井井有条 [jǐng​jǐng​yǒu​tiáo] #15,161
everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井井有条 [jǐng​jǐng​yǒu​tiáo] #15,161
everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
钻井 [zuān​jǐng] #21,421
to drill (e.g. for oil)
钻井 [zuān​jǐng] #21,421
to drill (e.g. for oil)
水井 [shuǐ​jǐng] #32,625
(water) well
井冈山 [Jǐng​gāng​Shān] #16,180
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
井冈山 [Jǐng​gāng​Shān] #16,180
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
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JAPANESE WORDS (129)
⭐ 天井 [てんじょう] #1,706
ceiling
⭐ 井戸 [いど] #8,719
water well
整然 [せいぜん] #12,457
orderly
市井 [しせい] #17,969
the street
天井裏 [てんじょううら] #27,462
above the ceiling
⭐ 堰 [せき] #29,542
dam
福井 [ふくい] #38,215
Fukui (city, prefecture)
井戸水 [いどみず] #40,514
well water
井戸端会議 [いどばたかいぎ] #46,472
content-free chat
天井知らず [てんじょうしらず] #49,067
skyrocketing (prices)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
시정
residential area