井 (zeng2 zing2 | jing3) : a well; neat; orderly

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井

zeng2 zing2

jing3

[1] [n] well; well-shaped thing
[2] [n] home village or town
[3] [adj] neat; orderly

(Classifier(s): 口)

Jyutping zing2 is literary reading; zeng2, more commonly used, is colloquial.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 二 (#7)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

井

Don't confuse with:
并

This word has been viewed 8919 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Sep 2013 06:30

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古井無波 gu2 zeng2 mou4 bo1 = loss of sexual desire

龍井茶 lung4 zeng2 caa4 long2 jing3 cha2 = lung-ching (dragon well) tea

天井 tin1 zeng2 = patio, courtyard

落井下石 lok6 zeng2 haa6 sek6 = hit a person when he is down; a "cheap shot"

龍井 lung4 zeng2 long2 jing3 = Longjing tea - dragon well

淘古井 tou4 gu2 zeng2 = marry a rich widow 粵

井欄 zeng2 laan4 = wellhead

井水乾了 zeng2 seoi2 gon1 liu5 = the well has dried up 國

井水不犯河水 zeng2 seoi2 bat1 faan6 ho4 seoi2 jing3 shui3 bu4 fan4 he2 shui3 = everyone minds their own business 國

井井有條 zeng2 zeng2 jau5 tiu4 jing3 jing3 you3 tiao2 = neat and tidy

井底之蛙 zeng2 dai2 zi1 waa1 jing3 di3 zhi1 wa1 = a frog at the bottom of a well/an ignorant person

井水 zeng2 seoi2 = well water; (placename) Cheng Sui

井然 zeng2 jin4 jing3 ran2 = tidy, methodical

井田 zeng2 tin4 jing3 tian2 = the well-field system of ancient China

油井 jau4 zeng2 you2 jing3 = oil well

水井 seoi2 zeng2 shui3 jing3 = (water) well; (placename) Sui Cheng

埋街食井水 maai4 gaai1 sik6 zeng2 seoi2 = (of women) to marry up 粵

食井水 sik6 zeng2 seoi2 = (of women) to marry up 粵

暗井 am3 zeng2 an4 jing3 = blind shaft; winze

礦井 kong3 zeng2 kuang4 jing3 = a mineshaft

秩序井然 dit6 zeoi6 zeng2 jin4 zhi4 xu4 jing3 ran2 = orderliness

臨渴掘井 lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lin2 ke3 jue2 jing3 = to begin preparing for something only when there is already need for it

市井 zi5 zeng2 shi4 jing3 = marketplace

井架 zeng2 gaa3*2 jing3 jia4 = derrick; headframe; wellhead

沙井 saa1 zeng2 = a manhole

沙井蓋 saa1 zing2 goi3 sha1 jing3 gai4 = manhole cover

坐井觀天 zo6 zeng2 gun1 tin1 zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1 = ignorant and narrow-minded

街井 gaai1 zeng2 jie1 jing3 = fire hydrant 粵

井字架 zeng2 zi6 gaa3*2 = tic-tac-toe shaped frame/shelving

離鄉別井 lei4 hoeng1 bit6 zeng2 li2 xiang1 bie2 jing3 = to move away from one's hometown or motherland and move somewhere else 粵

井井有理 zing2 zing2 jau5 lei5 jing3 jing3 you3 li3 = to be neat and orderly

井然有序 zing3 jin4 jau5 zeoi6 jing3 ran2 you3 xu4 = be tidy and orderly

井岡山 zing2 gong1 saan1 jing3 gang1 shan1 = Jinggangshan (city in Jiangxi)

井研 zing2 jin4 jing3 yan2 = Jingyan (place in Sichuan)

井陘 zing2 jing4 jing3 xing2 = Jingxing (place in Hebei)

井陘礦區 zing2 jing4 kong3 keoi1 jing3 xing2 kuang4 qu1 = Jingxingkuang (area in Hebei)

深井 sam1 zeng2 = Sham Tseng (coastal area in Tsuen Wan famous for roasted goose)

福井縣 fuk1 zeng2 jyun6 = Fukui prefecture (Honshu, Japan)

酒井法子 zau2 zing2 faat3 zi2 jiu3 jing3 fa3 zi3 = Noriko Sakai

Showing 1 example containing 井

媽媽將屋企打理到井井有條一啲都唔易粵
It is not an easy feat for Mommy to manage the house so neat and tidy.

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