井田制度 jǐngtiánzhìdù well-field system Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 井田 jǐngtián well-field system (historical) A land distribution system in ancient China where one square 里 lǐ was divided into nine plots in the shape of the character 井 jǐng, with the central plot worked collectively.制度 zhìdù noun system A large-scale political, economic, or social structure formed under specific historical conditions