Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (澆)
Simplified (浇)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
浇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
浇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
浇 / 澆 [jiāo]
to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (9)
浇水 [jiāoshuǐ] #14,762
to water (plants etc)
浇灌 [jiāoguàn] #27,114
to water
火上浇油 [huǒshàngjiāoyóu] #19,321
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
浇注 [jiāozhù] #67,174
to cast (metal)
浇铸 [jiāozhù] #49,901
to cast (molten metal)
借酒浇愁 [jièjiǔjiāochóu] #45,932
to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
盖浇饭 [gàijiāofàn] #61,042
rice with meat and vegetables
浇冷水 [jiāolěngshuǐ] #65,112
to pour cold water
浇花 [jiāohuā]
to water the plants
JAPANESE WORDS (1)