jǐng

well

Pictograph of the opening of a water well.

Evolution

井 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
井 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
井 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
井 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
井 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jǐng

well, mine shaft, pit; a well; CL:[kǒu]; neat; orderly

 

Jǐng

Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing

Most common words with 井
Freq.
Word
Meaning

a well

矿井

a mine

油井

oil well

井井有条

everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy

钻井

a borehole

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 8 characters (5 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)

Simplified component in 1 character (1 verified)