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溉
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irrigate

HSK 7
Nature →Elements →Water
gài
kay
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 既 represents the sound.
Components
氵 water (drops)+ 既 since =
溉 irrigate
氵 Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
既 Phonetic component
jì since
already
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Notes
Similar Characters
泪 weep (simp)派 faction涉 ford渔 fish (simp)漁 fishing (trad/jp)柒 number seven染 dye梁 Liang氾 overflow (trad/jp)氿 spring汀 sandbar汁 juice汇 confluence of rivers (simp)汉 Chinese people (simp)汊 a branching stream汐 night tides汒 汔 close汕 basket for catching fish汗 sweat
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
溉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
溉 [gài]
to irrigate
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (5)
灌溉 [guàn​gài] #21,728
to irrigate
地面灌溉 [dì​miàn​guàn​gài]
surface irrigation
溉涤 [gài​dí]
to wash
溉涤 [gài​dí]
to wash
灌溉渠 [guàn​gài​qú]
irrigation channel