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well 井
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Used in these characters:
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进
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| to advance, to enter, to come (or go) into
jìn
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辶
井
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Left: movement 辶, right: a well 井 - (simplified from 進, which showed the forward movement of a bird 隹.) Here: See 井 as railway tracks 丿丨 which are connected by railway sleepers 二
Move along the rails to advance.
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讲
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| to explain, to speak, to negotiate, to emphasize
jiǎng
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讠
井
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Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: a well 井
With words as profond as a well, should be the explanation.
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赛
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| competition, match, to surpass, to excel sb.
sài
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宀
共
井
贝
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From top: roof 宀, a well 井 and table  (or variant of together: 共), Money 贝/貝 (= cone-shell 目 with two feelers 八= shell-money)
Under the roof we (fight) together 共 'doubly 二' for money: in a competition.
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瓶
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| bottle, vase, pitcher, jar
píng
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并
丷
瓦
井
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Left: unite 并 (When you are coming out 丷 of a Buddhist temple 开 you shall be united.) [开 = image of a temple's entrance gate with double upper traverses, which actually means "open", as these gates have no doors], right: roof tile 瓦 (inter-hooked tiles)
(The roof tiles are generalized understood as "pottery") For making sth. 'uniting' (= a container) the pottery is formed into a bottle or pitcher.
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寒
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| cold, poor, to tremble
hán
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宀
井
六
冫
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From top: a roof 宀, a well 井, variant of six 六, variant of ice 冫
Under the roof, the well has six pieces of ice: It's cold!
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井
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| a well, neat, orderly
jǐng
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二
井
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Pictograph of a framed well
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耕
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to plow, to till
gēng
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耒
井
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Left: 耒 (tree 木 with many branches), right: a well 井 (here: image of crossing plow lines)
For the plant to get many branches you need to plow.
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塞
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| to block, to stuff, to squeeze in, obstruct, Serbian
sāi, sài, sè
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宀
井
六
土
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From top: roof 宀, a well 井, var. of six 六, earth 土
Despite the roof, the well was already six-times filled with earth and thus blocked/obstructed.
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阱
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| hole, pitfall
jǐng
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阝
井
臽
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Left: hill 阝, right: a well 井
At the hill is a 'well', that actually is a pitfall.
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寨
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JLPT no HSK |
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| stronghold, stockade, camp, village
zhài
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宀
井
木
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From top: roof 宀, a well 井, table , tree 木
For (protecting) our roofs and wells, we use tables and trees to (build) a: stronghold.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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