坎儿井 in English kan3 r5 jing3 Meaning

Meanings

  • karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)

Simplified Characters

坎 儿 井

Traditional Characters

坎 兒 井

Pinyin

kan3 r5 jing3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

坎kan3pit 儿er2variant of 人[ren2] 井jing3Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy