Definitions
(noun)
well; water well
(adjective)
neat; orderly
Etymology
Pictograph of the opening of a water well.
About
井 is a pictograph that visually depicts the wooden or stone curb traditionally built around a well opening for safety. Its intersecting vertical and horizontal lines directly mirror this protective structure. From this image of orderly arrangement, the character’s meaning extended beyond the well itself to describe anything systematic or grid-like, such as the ancient well-field land distribution system or the general concept of neatness and order.
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村子里有一口井。
井水非常清澈。
他从井里打水。
井口用石头围着。
早晨人们聚在井边。
这口井已经干涸多年。
因为干旱，井水下降了很多。
工人们正在挖掘一口新的矿井。