漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence
井: well, well crib
Also: town, community
JLPT N14 strokesGrade 4Your ink: 白 Not met
二 carries the meaning · 廾 is drawn in
4 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
セイsei · on'yomi · in compounds
- 油井ゆせいoil well
ショウshou · on'yomi
- 天井てんじょうceiling
いi · kun'yomi · on its own
- 井戸いどwater well
- 筒井つついround well
- 井いwell
- 井筒いづつwell curb; well kerb
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Origin · sourced
Pictogram (象形)
A square well, with supports on four sides.
Source: Wiktionary, 井 (rev. 93754195), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“One line above, one line below—a perfect pair! This radical is the foundation of balance and counting.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side井 well · 二
vs升 measuring box · 丿In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · jǐng
Same form: 井 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 井 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 井 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin jǐng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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