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 8891 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
See all 39 compounds (CantoDict reports 38 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 井
Unicode code for this character: U+4e95 (off-site link)

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