井 (jǐng): Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy, a well, CL:口
井 (jǐng) is a Chinese character meaning “jing, one of the 28 constellations of chinese astronomy.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 二 (structural). It ranks #1422 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 井 a mine or well. Its radical form 二 (two) appears in many related characters such as 二 (èr, two), 五 (wǔ, five), 些 (xiē, classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several).
Definitions
- Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
- a well
- CL:口
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA mine or well
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 油井noun | yóu jǐng | oil well |
| 矿井noun | kuàng jǐng | a mine |
| 井井有条phrase | jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo | everything clear and orderly (idiom) |
| 井水 | jǐng shuǐ | well water |
| 落井下石phrase | luò jǐng xià shí | to throw stones at sb who has fallen down a well (idiom) |
| 钻井verb | zuān jǐng | to drill (e.g. for oil) |
| 井上proper-noun | jǐng shàng | Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay") |
| 市井noun | shì jǐng | marketplace |
| 松井 | sōng jǐng | Matsui (Japanese surname) |
| 背井离乡phrase | bèi jǐng lí xiāng | to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) |
| 井然有序phrase | jǐng rán yǒu xù | everything clear and in good order (idiom) |
| 天井noun | tiān jǐng | courtyard |
| 水井noun | shuǐ jǐng | (water) well |
| 井底之蛙phrase | jǐng dǐ zhī wā | (lit.) a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) |
| 打井verb | dǎ jǐng | to dig a well |
井 appears in 94 compound words: 29 as the first character, 47 as the last, and 24 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 井 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (16)
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late
to fail to make a timely preparation and look for a solution at the last minute
to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision; to act when it is too late
Showing 12 of 16 idioms containing 井.
Example Sentences
井字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
jǐng zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character 井 has different usages in different contexts.
深夜清通风井挨批 北捷致歉允诺改善
shēn yè qīng tōng fēng jǐng āi pī běi jié zhì qiàn yǔn nuò gǎi shàn
Late at night, the ventilation shaft was criticized, and Beijie apologized and promised to improve
国3龙井段惊魂!驾驶分心追撞缓撞车 车流回堵2公...
guó 3 lóng jǐng duàn jīng hún ! jià shǐ fēn xīn zhuī zhuàng huǎn zhuàng chē chē liú huí dǔ 2 gōng . . .
National 3 Longjing section is horror! Driving distracted to chase and slow down the collision, the traffic flow is blocked by 2 kilometers...
快讯/国3龙井段惊险车祸!宾士男猛撞缓撞车 “车头全烂...
kuài xùn guó 3 lóng jǐng duàn jīng xiǎn chē huò ! bīn shì nán měng zhuàng huǎn zhuàng chē chē tóu quán làn . . .
News/National 3 Longjing section thrilling car accident! Mercedes-Benz man slammed into a slow crash "The front of the car is rotten...
井田、辕田、名田宅
jǐng tián , yuán tián , míng tián zhái
Well field, yoke field, famous field house
逛游乐场与家人失散,5岁女童坠入路边深井大哭,男子..
guàng yóu lè chǎng yǔ jiā rén shī sàn , 5 suì nǚ tóng zhuì rù lù biān shēn jǐng dà kū , nán zǐ . .
Separated from her family while visiting the playground, a 5-year-old girl fell into a deep well on the side of the road and cried, and the man:
含义是哪里有水井，哪里就有居民。
Hányì shì nǎlǐ yǒu shuǐjǐng, nǎlǐ jiù yǒu jūmín.
The implication was that where there was a well, there were residents.
轻井泽是著名的避暑胜地。
Qīngjǐngzé shì zhùmíng de bìshǔ shèngdì.
Karuizawa is famous as a summer resort.
他每年都去轻井泽。
Tā měinián dōu qù Qīngjǐngzé.
He goes to Karuizawa every year.
他终于到了绝望之井。
Tā zhōngyú dào le juéwàng zhī jǐng.
At last, he arrived at the Well of Despair.
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