Pictograph of the opening of a water well.
Character Evolution
Component uses
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | tsjengX | C.tseŋʔ | well (n.) |
說文解字
《說文》：“井，八家一井。象構韓形。‧，之象也。古者伯益初作井。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.428-429漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)