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Translingual
Stroke order
Han character
井 (Kangxi radical 7, 二 +2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 廿廿 (TT ), four-corner 55000 , composition ⿻一 廾 )
Derived characters
㘫 , 妌 , 𪪁 , 汫 , 阱 , 𪰉 , 肼 , 㐩 , 𭾠 , 畊 , 𮈃 , 𬙍 , 耕 , 䎴 , 𬟷 , 𮗻 , 𬪦 , 㓝 , 刱 , 𫡳 , 𫎁 , 宑 , 𬜣 , 𬼾 , 𭾞 , 穽 , 𬆓 , 䨍 , 坓 , 汬 , 丼 , 𬑽 , 囲
𰃖 , 进 , 讲 (Simplified from 進 and 講 )
Descendants
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 86 , character 14
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 258
Dae Jaweon: page 183, character 1
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 10, character 4
Unihan data for U+4E95
Chinese
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 井
Shang
Western Zhou
Warring States
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han )
Liushutong (compiled in Ming )
Oracle bone script
Bronze inscriptions
Chu slip and silk script
Small seal script
Transcribed ancient scripts
j12550
j12551
j12552
j12553
j12554
j12555
j12556
j12557
j12558
j12559
j12560
j12561
j12562
j12563
j12564
j12565
j12566
j12567
j12568
j12569
j12570
j12571
j12572
j12573
j12574
j12575
b07748
b07749
b07750
b07751
b07752
b07753
b07754
b07755
b07757
b07758
b07759
b07760
b07761
b07762
b07763
b07764
b07765
b07766
b07767
b07768
b07769
b07770
b07771
b07772
b07773
b07774
b07775
b07776
b07777
b07778
b07779
b07780
s03663
Transcribed ancient scripts
L17889
L17890
L17891
L17892
References :
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation ), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
Old Chinese
硎
*kʰreːŋ, *ɡeːŋ
耕
*kreːŋ
荊
*keŋ
井
*skeŋʔ
丼
*kl'oːmʔ, *skeŋʔ
妌
*sɡeŋʔ
穽
*sɡeŋʔ, *sɡeŋs
阱
*sɡeŋʔ, *sɡeŋs
汫
*sɡeːŋʔ
刑
*ɡeːŋ
形
*ɡeːŋ
邢
*ɡeːŋ
鉶
*ɡeːŋ
型
*ɡeːŋ
侀
*ɡeːŋ
井 – an old well in a historic area in Shenzhen . Notice the square shape.
Pictogram (象形 ) – a square well, with supports on four sides.
Some forms have a stone inside the well, as in 丼 .
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : jǐng (jing3 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄐㄧㄥˇ
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : jìng
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : җин (žin, II)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : zeng2 / zing2
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : zoeng2 / zeang2
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : diang2 / den2
Gan (Wiktionary ) : jiang3 / jin3
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : chiáng
(Hailu , HRS ) : ziangˊ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : jiang3
Jin (Wiktionary ) : jing2
Northern Min (KCR ) : cǎng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : cāng / ciāng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): za3 / zaⁿ3 / zing3
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : chíⁿ / chéⁿ / chéng
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : zên2
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : ze2 / jing2
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : zang2
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 5 cin
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : zin3
Note :
zeng2 - vernacular;
zing2 - literary.
Note :
diang2 - vernacular;
den2 - literary.
Note :
za3/zaⁿ3 - vernacular;
zing3 - literary.
Southern Min
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Taipei , Hsinchu , Lukang , Sanxia , Kinmen , Magong )
(Hokkien : Zhangzhou , Kaohsiung , Tainan , Taichung , Yilan )
(Hokkien : Xiamen , Quanzhou , Zhangzhou , General Taiwanese )
Note :
chíⁿ/chéⁿ - vernacular;
chéng - literary.
Note :
ze2 - vernacular;
jing2 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
井
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
jǐng
Middle Chinese
‹ tsjengX ›
Old Chinese
/*C.tseŋʔ/
English
well (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
井
Reading #
1/1
No.
6852
Phonetic component
井
Rime group
耕
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
井
Old Chinese
/*skeŋʔ/
Notes
丼 注 今 體 甲 金 文 爲 型 初 文
Definitions
井
well ( a hole sunk into the ground ) (Classifier : 口 ; 眼 )
well -shaped object; mineshaft , pit
hometown
neat ; tidy
井 井 有條/ 井 井 有条 ― jǐng jǐng yǒutiáo ― neat and tidy
48th hexagram of the I Ching
a surname
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
水井 (“well (for collecting water)”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
井
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
水井 , 井
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
水井 , 井
Chengde
井
Chifeng
井
Hulunbuir (Hailar)
井
Heihe
井
Qiqihar
井
Harbin
水井 , 井
Jiamusi
井
Baicheng
井
Changchun
井
Tonghua
井
Shenyang
井
Jinzhou
井
Singapore
水井 , 井
Jilu Mandarin
Tianjin
井
Tangshan
井
Cangzhou
井
Baoding
井
Shijiazhuang
井
Lijin
井
Jinan
水井 , 井
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Dalian
井
Dandong
井
Yantai
井
Yantai (Muping)
水井 , 井
Qingdao
井
Zhucheng
井
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
井
Lingbao
井
Jining
井
Wanrong
井
Linfen
井
Shangqiu
井
Yuanyang
井
Zhengzhou
井
Xinyang
井
Baihe
井
Xi'an
井
Baoji
井
Tianshui
井
Xining
水井 , 井
Xuzhou
水井 , 井
Fuyang
井
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
井
Lanzhou
井
Dunhuang
井
Hami
井
Ürümqi
井
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
井
Nanchong
水井 , 井
Dazhou
井
Hanyuan
井
Xichang
井
Zigong
井
Chongqing
水井 , 井
Wuhan
井
Yichang
井
Xiangyang
井
Tianmen
井
Guiyang
水井 , 井
Zunyi
水井 , 井
Bijie
水井 , 井
Liping
井 , 吊井
Zhaotong
井
Dali
井
Kunming
水井 , 井
Mengzi
井
Guilin
井
Liuzhou
水井 , 井
Jishou
井 , 吊井
Changde
井
Hanzhong
井
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
井
Yangzhou
井
Lianyungang
井
Lianshui
井
Nantong
井
Anqing
井
Wuhu
井
Hefei
井
Hong'an
井 , 涼水井
Cantonese
Guangzhou
井
Hong Kong
井
Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou)
井
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
井
Hong Kong (Ting Kok)
井
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)
水井
Macau
井
Guangzhou (Panyu)
井
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
井
Guangzhou (Conghua)
井
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
井
Foshan
井
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
井
Foshan (Shunde)
井
Foshan (Sanshui)
井
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
水井
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
井
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
井
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
井
Zhuhai (Doumen)
井
Jiangmen (Baisha)
井
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
井
Taishan
水井 , 井
Kaiping (Chikan)
井
Enping (Niujiang)
井
Heshan (Yayao)
水井
Dongguan
井
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
井
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
水井 , 井
Gan
Nanchang
井
Lichuan
井
Hakka
Meixian
井
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
井
Dongguan (Qingxi)
井
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
井
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
井
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
井
Yudu
井
Hong Kong
井
Senai (Huiyang)
井
Huizhou
Jixi
井
Shexian
井
Jin
Taiyuan
井 , 井兒
Yangyuan
井
Datong
井
Xinzhou
水井 , 井
Lüliang (Lishi)
井兒
Changzhi
井
Linhe
井
Jining
井
Hohhot
井
Erenhot
井
Pingshan
井
Zhangjiakou
井 , 土井
Handan
井
Linzhou
井
Suide
井 , 井子
Northern Min
Jian'ou
水井
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
水井 , 井
Southern Min
Xiamen
鼓井 , 井 , 水井
Quanzhou
鼓井 , 水井
Jinjiang
鼓井
Zhangzhou
鼓井 , 水井
Taipei
井
New Taipei (Tamsui)
井 , 鼓井
New Taipei (Sanxia)
井
New Taipei (Pingxi)
井
Kaohsiung
井
Kaohsiung (Cijin)
井
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)
井
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)
井
Kaohsiung (Tianliao)
井
Tainan (Anping)
井
Kinmen
井
Penghu (Magong)
井
Penghu (Xiyu)
井
Penang (Hokkien)
井
Singapore (Hokkien)
井
Zhangping (Yongfu)
鼓井
Chaozhou
井
Bangkok (Teochew)
水井
Johor Bahru (Teochew)
水井
Leizhou
井
Haikou
水井
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
井
Southern Pinghua
Nanning (Tingzi)
井 , 打井
Wu
Shanghai (Chongming)
井
Suzhou
井
Danyang
井
Hangzhou
水井
Ningbo
水井 , 井
Wenzhou
水井 , 井
Jinhua
井
Xiang
Changsha
水井 , 吊井
Shuangfeng
井
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 井 – see 阱 (“pitfall , trap ”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 阱 ).Notes:
Japanese
A well (井, 丼)
Kanji
井
(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji )
well
Readings
Go-on : しょう ( shō , Jōyō † ) ←しやう ( syau , historical )
Kan-on : せい ( sei , Jōyō )
Kun : い ( i , 井 , Jōyō ) ←ゐ ( wi , 井 , historical ) 、いど ( ido , 井 ) ←ゐど ( wido , 井 , historical )
Compounds
Etymology 1
wi > i.
Pronunciation
Noun
井( い ) • (i ) ←ゐ ( wi ) ?
well ( water source )
Derived terms
Proverbs
井( い ) の中( なか ) の蛙( かわず ) 大海( たいかい ) を知( し ) らず ( i no naka no kawazu taikai o shirazu ) : metaphor of a narrow world view based on limited experience (literally, "a frog in a well does not know the great ocean")
Proper noun
井( い ) • (I )
a surname
Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 井 ( tsjengX ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
井( せい ) • (sei )
well , well curb
Derived terms
Proper noun
井( せい ) • (Sei )
( Chinese astronomy ) Well (Chinese constellation)
Hypernyms: 朱雀 , 二十八宿
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 [Daijirin ] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary ] (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 井 (MC tsjengX ). Recorded as Middle Korean 져ᇰ〯 ( cyěng ) (Yale : cyeng ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource
井 (eumhun 우물 정 ( umul jeong ) )
hanja form? of 정 ( “ well ( a hole sunk into the ground ) ” )
Compounds
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
井 : Hán Nôm readings: tỉnh
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