井 Home·Characters·井 Character · Places 井 い i well Composition 1234 Origin Depicts the frame of a well: beams crossed into a square. Proverbs carrying this character 017 井の中の蛙大海を知らず The frog at the bottom of the well knows nothing of the great ocean. Related characters 耕plow, till上above, top下below, bottom中middle, inside前front, before国country地ground, earth垣low wall, fence城castle, rampart堀moat, ditch堤dike, embankment