井口 (jǐng kǒu) — mouth of a well, wellhead, pithead (the opening at the top of a well or mine shaft)

Definition

Refers to the opening at the top of a well or mine shaft. A literal compound: 井 (well/mine) + 口 (mouth/opening).

noun
mouth of a wellwellheadpithead (the opening at the top of a well or mine shaft)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 井口。
    Zhè kǒu lǎo jǐng de jǐng kǒu zhǎng mǎn le qīng tái.
    The mouth of this old well is covered in moss.
  • 井口。
    Kuàng gōng men zhèng zài jiā gù kuàng jǐng de jǐng kǒu.
    The miners are reinforcing the pithead of the mine.
  • 井口。
    Yóu tián de jǐng kǒu xū yào dìng qī jiǎn chá.
    The wellhead at the oilfield needs regular inspection.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

井jǐngwell
口kǒuopening

井 well and 口 opening combine to name the mouth or top of a well.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 井 draws a square well with supports on four sides.

Open 井 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 口 looks like an open mouth.

Open 口 →

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