井田 jǐngtián well-field system Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents jǐngtián well-field system 井 jǐng well-field system (historical) a system of land ownership in ancient China (the well-field system), where nine squares of land were arranged in a 3-by-3 grid resembling this character's shape田 tián noun field field; farmland; agricultural land used for growing cropsjǐngtián farmland 井 jǐng noun well deep hole dug in the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas; also describes things shaped like a well shaft such as a skylight or mine shaft田 tián noun field field; farmland; agricultural land used for growing cropsjǐngtián mine field 井 jǐng noun well deep hole dug in the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas; also describes things shaped like a well shaft such as a skylight or mine shaft田 tián noun resource field an area rich in mineral or natural resources, such as an oil field or coal field