浇

澆
jiāo
HSK 5
#2,860 most
frequent character
to pour liquid, to irrigate (using waterwheel)
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

浇 pairs 氵 water, the meaning part, with 尧 yáo, the sound part. It first meant 'to irrigate, pour water on'. The meaning grew to 'to water', then to casting and a cast or mold.

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Example Sentences

我每天都要浇花。
wǒ měitiān dūyào jiāohuā 。
I need to water the flowers every day.
请把水浇在这个地方。
qǐng bǎ shuǐ jiāo zài zhègè dìfāng 。
Please pour the water in this place.
工人们在浇铸金属。
gōng rénmén zài jiāo zhù jīnshǔ 。
The workers are casting metal.

Words with similar meanings

灌guàn
to irrigate
灌 is more commonly used in the context of irrigation or watering plants, emphasizing the method of delivering water.
洒sǎ
to sprinkle
洒 often implies a more gentle action of distributing liquid, as opposed to pouring.

Homophones

HSK 3
教jiāo
to teach
焦jiāo
anxious

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