Keyword
well
- mine shaft
- pit
- Frequency
- #1733
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
jǐng
Mnemonic
A mine or well
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
井
a well; neat; orderly
井冈山
Jinggang Mountains, in the Jiangxi-Hunan border region
矿井
a mine; a mine shaft
水井
(water) well
钻井
to drill (e.g. for oil); a borehole
油井
oil well
井下
underground; in the pit (mining)
天井
courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight; caisson ceiling; (TCM) acupuncture point TB10
龙井
Longjing tea (abbr. for 龙井茶 (lóngjǐngchá))
市井
marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people
井口
mouth of a well
井上
Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
井喷
(oil) blowout; surge; gush
王府井
Wangfujing, a shopping district in Beijing, known for its pedestrian street, luxury brands, traditional stores and vibrant food markets
樱井
Sakurai (Japanese surname and place name)
落井下石
to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom); to hit a person when he's down
深井
Sham Tseng (area in Hong Kong)
井井有条
everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井然有序
everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
三井
Mitsui (Japanese company)
井水
well water
背井离乡
to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom)
离乡背井
to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
井田
the well-field system of ancient China