井
jǐng
a well
Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly
a picture of 井 → a well with its wooden frame
The character originally depicted a well shaft with a crossbeam frame viewed from above. That same grid shape evokes orderliness, which is why 井 also carries the sense of neat and tidy.
村子里有一口老井，水很清。
cūn zi lǐ yǒu yī kǒu lǎo jǐng，shuǐ hěn qīng。
In the village there is an old well, and the water is very clear.
他把房间收拾得井井有条，让人看了很舒服。
tā bǎ fáng jiān shōu shi de jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo，ràng rén kàn le hěn shū fu。
He tidied the room in a neat and orderly way, which made people feel comfortable looking at it.
Words with 井
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
酒井
jiǔ jǐng
Sakai (Japanese surname)
钻井
zuān jǐng
to drill (e.g. for oil)
钻井平台
zuān jǐng píng tái
(oil) drilling platform
凿井
záo jǐng
to dig a well
离乡背井
lí xiāng bèi jǐng
to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc)
电梯井
diàn tī jǐng
elevator shaft
盐井
yán jǐng
salt well; brine well dug for salt production
盐井乡
yán jǐng xiāng
Yanjing village, common place name
龙井
lóng jǐng
see 龍井市|龙井市[Long2 jing3 Shi4]
龙井区
lóng jǐng qū
Longjing, a district of Taichung 臺中市|台中市[Tai2 zhong1 Shi4], Taiwan
龙井市
lóng jǐng shì
Longjing, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州[Yan2 bian1 Chao2 xian3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Jilin