井

See also: 丼, 并, 开, 幷, and Appendix:Variations of the number sign

井	U+4E95, 井 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E95

← 五
[U+4E94]

CJK Unified Ideographs

亖 →
[U+4E96]

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

ヰ (Katakana character derived from Man'yōgana)

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

simp. and trad.		井
alternative forms		丼

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

Oracle bone script 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 Bronze inscriptions 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 Small seal script 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).

Characters in the same phonetic series () (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	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

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): ziang^ˊ

(Meixian, Guangdong): jiang³
Jin (Wiktionary): jing²
Northern Min (KCR): cǎng
Eastern Min (BUC): cāng / ciāng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): za³ / zann³ / 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): ⁵cin
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jǐng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jǐng
  - Wade–Giles: ching³
  - Yale: jǐng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiing
  - Palladius: цзин (czin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: jìng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җин (žin, II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: zeng² / zing²
  - Yale: jéng / jíng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzeng² / dzing²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zéng² / jing²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛːŋ³⁵/, /t͡sɪŋ³⁵/

Note:

zeng2 - vernacular;
zing2 - literary.

(Dongguan, Guancheng)
- Jyutping++: zoeng² / zeang²
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡søŋ³⁵/, /t͡səŋ³⁵/
(Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: diang² / den²
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiaŋ⁵⁵/, /ten⁵⁵/

Note:

diang2 - vernacular;
den2 - literary.

Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jiang³ / jin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiaŋ²¹³/, /t͡ɕin²¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiáng
  - Hakka Romanization System: jiang^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiang³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯aŋ³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ziang^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡siaŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: jiang³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕiaŋ³¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jing²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: cǎng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cāng / ciāng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ³³/, /t͡siaŋ³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: za³
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: câⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sa⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zann³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sã³³²/
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zing³
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cîng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ⁴⁵³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: zing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siŋ³³²/

Note:

za3/zann3 - vernacular;
zing3 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chíⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsínn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cvie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Lukang): /t͡sĩ⁵⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kinmen): /t͡sĩ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chéⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsénn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zvea
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɛ̃⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sẽ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sẽ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chéng
  - Tâi-lô: tsíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zeang
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

Note:

chíⁿ/chéⁿ - vernacular;
chéng - literary.

(Teochew)
- Peng'im: zên²
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tséⁿ
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sẽ⁵²/
(Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: ze² / jing²
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sɛ³¹/, /t͡siŋ³¹/

Note:

ze2 - vernacular;
jing2 - literary.

Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: zang²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡səŋ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cin
  - MiniDict: cin^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²jin
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕin³⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /t͡sin⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡ɕin⁴¹/

Middle Chinese: tsjengX

Rime
Character	井
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	子郢切
Baxter	tsjengX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡siᴇŋ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɛŋ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡siæŋ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡siajŋ^X/
Li Rong	/t͡siɛŋ^X/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭɛŋ^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ɛŋ^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jǐng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing²

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*C.tseŋʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*skeŋʔ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	井
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jǐng
Middle Chinese	‹ tsjeng^X ›
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. [t] 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
Rime group	耕
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime
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 ― jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo ― neat and tidy
48th hexagram of the I Ching
a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 水井 (“well (for collecting water)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
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
Gan	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
Huizhou	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	水井
	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
	Manila (Hokkien)	水井, 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
Xiang	Shuangfeng	井

Compounds

下井投石
三眼井 (Sānyǎnjǐng)
丘井
丹砂井
乾井 / 干井 (gānjǐng)
井中求火
井中視星 / 井中视星
井井有條 / 井井有条 (jǐngjǐngyǒutiáo)
井井有理
井口邊草 / 井口边草
井地
井字棋 (jǐngzìqí)
井字過三關 / 井字过三关 (jǐngzìguòsānguān)
井字遊戲 / 井字游戏 (jǐngzì yóuxì)
井宿 (Jǐngxiù)
井幹 / 井干
井底之蛙 (jǐngdǐzhīwā)
井底銀瓶 / 井底银瓶
井架
井柱狀圖 / 井柱状图
井榦 / 井干
井水 (jǐngshuǐ)
井渫不食
井然 (jǐngrán)
井然有序 (jǐngrányǒuxù)
井田 (jǐngtián)
井田制度 (jǐngtián zhìdù)
井稅 / 井税
井穴
井窩子 / 井窝子
井繩 / 井绳
井臺 / 井台 (jǐngtái)
井臼
井蛙 (jǐngwā)
井蛙之見 / 井蛙之见 (jǐngwāzhījiàn)
井蛙語海 / 井蛙语海
井蛙醯雞 / 井蛙醯鸡
井逕 / 井迳
井闌 / 井阑
井陘縣 / 井陉县
井養 / 井养
井鮒 / 井鲋
井鹽 / 井盐 (jǐngyán)
前井 (Qiánjǐng)
午井 (Wǔjǐng)
古井 (gǔjǐng)
古井不波
古井無波 / 古井无波
古井重波
坎井之蛙
坐井觀天 / 坐井观天 (zuòjǐngguāntiān)
坎兒井 / 坎儿井 (kǎnrjǐng)
天井 (tiānjǐng)
奔井投河
學如穿井 / 学如穿井
層次井然 / 层次井然
市井 (shìjǐng)
市井之人
市井之徒 (shìjǐngzhītú)
市井之臣
市井小人
市井小民
市井無賴 / 市井无赖 (shìjǐngwúlài)
從井救人 / 从井救人
心如古井
投井下石 (tóujǐngxiàshí)
投河逩井 / 投河奔井
投石下井
挑雪填井
掘井 (juéjǐng)
捫參歷井 / 扪参历井
操井臼
擔雪填井 / 担雪填井
擔雪塞井 / 担雪塞井
斷井頹垣 / 断井颓垣
旱井
景陽宮井 / 景阳宫井
枯井
條理井然 / 条理井然
棄井 / 弃井
橘井
氣井 / 气井
水井 (shuǐjǐng)
汲井
油井 (yóujǐng)
洋井
淺井 / 浅井 (qiǎnjǐng)
淘井 (táojǐng)
淘古井
涼水井 / 凉水井 (Liángshuǐjǐng)
渴而穿井
灣井 / 湾井 (Wānjǐng)
煤井
玉井 (Yùjǐng)
甘井先竭 (gānjǐngxiānjié)
眢井
石井 (Shíjǐng)
礦井 / 矿井 (kuàngjǐng)
秩序井然
稱鎚落井 / 称锤落井
窨井 (yìnjǐng)
管井
紡績井臼 / 纺绩井臼
綺井 / 绮井
耿恭拜井
背井離鄉 / 背井离乡 (bèijǐnglíxiāng)
胭脂井
臨噎掘井 / 临噎掘井
臨渴掘井 / 临渴掘井 (línkějuéjǐng)
臨渴穿井 / 临渴穿井
自操井臼
自流井 (zìliújǐng)
落井下石 (luòjǐngxiàshí)
藻井 (zǎojǐng)
虎井 (Hǔjǐng)
親操井臼 / 亲操井臼
踢天弄井
避井落坑
避坑落井 (bìkēngluòjǐng)
鄉井 / 乡井
金井
鑿井 / 凿井 (záojǐng)
開渠穿井 / 开渠穿井
開發井 / 开发井
阿井
離鄉背井 / 离乡背井 (líxiāngbèijǐng)
離鄉避井 / 离乡避井
露井
鹽井 / 盐井 (yánjǐng)
龍井 / 龙井 (Lóngjǐng)
龍井茶 / 龙井茶

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 井 – see 阱 (“pitfall, trap”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 阱).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

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

天井(てんじょう) (tenjō)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
井
い Grade: 4
kun'yomi

wi > i.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) い [íꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [i]

Noun

井(い) • (i) ^{←ゐ (wi)^?}

well (water source)

Derived terms

井(い)桁(けだ) (ikeda): well curb
井(い)堰(せき) (iseki)
井(い)戸(ど) (ido): well
井(い)筒(づつ) (izutsu)
井(い)綱(づな) (izuna)
井(い)守(もり) (imori): salamander, newt
筒(つつ)井(い) (tsutsui)

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

Kanji in this term
井
せい Grade: 4
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 井 (tsjeng^X).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せー [séꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞ː]

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

유정 (油井, yujeong)
정수 (井水, jeongsu)

References

국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [1]

Vietnamese

Han character

井: Hán Nôm readings: tỉnh

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[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 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

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