Meaning
warn; well
Chinese: 水井，也指整齐有序。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jing” becomes a different word in each tone. 井 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 井下jǐng xiàunderground; in the pit (mining)
- 井然jǐng rántidy, methodical
- 天井tiān jǐngcourtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight
- 水井shuǐ jǐng(water) well
- 井口jǐng kǒumouth of a well
Example Sentence
从前，村里人都到这口井里打水。Cóng qián, cūn lǐ rén dōu dào zhè kǒu jǐng lǐ dǎ shuǐ.In the past, the villagers all drew water from this well.
从前Cóng qiánpreviously，村里cūn lǐvillage人rénperson都dōuall到dàoto reach这zhèthis口kǒumouth井jǐnga well里lǐinside打水dǎ shuǐto draw water。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of the square wooden frame built around the mouth of a well. It means ‘well’.
A way to remember it
The cross-braced frame over a well’s mouth.