00881 Chinese character of 井 and pronounce zeng2

The Chinese character【井】that we will explain today is a word that describes terrain or status. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Well or neat. Explanation: (1) A deep hole dug by humans in the ground for the purpose of drawing water. For example: “well”, “frog in the well”. (2) Shaped like a well. For example: “sky well”, “salt well”, “oil well”, and “well field”. (3) Neat and orderly. Such as: “in good order”, “well organized”. (4) Places where people live in large numbers. Such as: “common people”, “leaving one’s hometown”.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【井】:jǐng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【井】:zeng2

Here is an explanation of the primary details of the Chinese character 【井】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【井】, for example:Describe the terrain or state , It means mainly well or neat .The richness of Chinese characters allows for a wide range of meanings, some of which may be too complex to be fully explained here.

【井】stands alone as a word, yet when paired with others, it leads to complex linguistic structures, for instance【水井、井然】(Mandarin Pinyin:shuǐ jǐng 、jǐng rán/ Cantonese Jyutping:seoi2 zeng2 、zeng2 jin4)

Writing this character requires 4 strokes,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,Below is a sample sentence featuring this character in real usage.:


村民們在井邊取水。

Villagers draw water from the well.


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