井

well (or mineshaft)

This is in the same family of characters as 廾 (clasp), 开 (open), and 关 (shut). I think of a constricted vertical tunnel, which is what a well/mineshaft is. It is a *long open* tunnel (开 with longer lines on the top). by gisjedi

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