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Meaning of 井

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Pinyin: jǐng
English Definition: a well; Classifiers: ; neat; orderly
Chinese Definition:
①人工挖成的能取出水的深洞。水井。临渴掘井。
②形状像井的:天井。油井。
③整齐,有秩序:井然。井井有条。
④星名,二十八宿之一。
⑤姓氏。
Total strokes: 4; Radical:
Pictographic: A mine or well
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Example Words
矿井 kuàng jǐng a mine; a mine shaft
天井 tiān jǐng courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight; caisson ceiling; (TCM) acupuncture point TB10
水井 shuǐ jǐng (water) well
井下 jǐng xià underground; in the pit (mining)
井喷 jǐng pēn (oil) blowout; surge; gush
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Example Sentences
1
The despairing girl went to the well and leapt in.
2
He tried again to unhook the chain of the well, and could not.
3
He sat by the window ruminating on recent underground accidents.
4
"I know of a well in Utah that lost its original capacity after a couple years, " he said.
5
She dipped up a bucketful of water from that well.