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井
jǐng
Description
井是从地下取水的地方，很深，里面有水。
A 井 is a deep place underground where water is drawn from.
以前没有自来水的时候，人们都去井里打水。
Before there was running water, people used to fetch water from the 井.
Meanings
井jǐng
a well for drawing water from underground
村子里有一口老井。
There is an old well in the village.
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Notes
- Etymology
pictograph of the wooden frame around a water well.
- Nuance
measure word for 井 is 口, as in 一口井.
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