懂中文 Dong Chinese

阱

jǐng

pitfall

A farm 阝 with a well 井; 井 also provides the pronunciation

Components
阝 meaning component

阝  Meaning component

fù

  

hill, place

井 sound,meaning component

井  Sound Meaning component

jǐng

  

well

Evolution

阱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
阱 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
阱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

阱  

jǐng

pitfall, trap, snare; pitfall; trap

阱 (穽) 

jǐng

variant of 阱[jǐng]

Most common words with 阱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

陷阱

pitfall

阱

trap

势阱

potential well (physics)