Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
灌
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
灌
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
灌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
灌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
灌
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
灌
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灌
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灌
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灌
Regular
Modern
Chinese
灌 [guàn]
to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (66)
灌输 [guànshū] #9,922
to imbue with
灌输 [guànshū] #9,922
to imbue with
灌溉 [guàngài] #21,728
to irrigate
灌注 [guànzhù] #25,504
to pour into
灌醉 [guànzuì] #11,300
to fuddle
灌木 [guànmù] #13,200
bush
灌木丛 [guànmùcóng] #12,877
shrub
灌木丛 [guànmùcóng] #12,877
shrub
灌肠 [guàncháng] #15,640
enema
灌肠 [guàncháng] #15,640
enema
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JAPANESE WORDS (14)
⭐ 注ぐ [そそぐ] #2,140
to pour (into)
灌木 [かんぼく] #30,532
bush
⭐ 灌漑 [かんがい] #60,728
irrigation
浣腸 [かんちょう] #61,370
enema
かん水 [かんすい] #120,874
lye water (for making Chinese noodles)
潅水 [かんすい] #120,874
sprinkling (water)
湯灌 [ゆかん] #123,561
washing a corpse for burial
灌頂 [かんじょう] #132,008
baptism-like ceremony performed by the buddhas on a bodhisattva who attains buddhahood
灌漑用水 [かんがいようすい] #136,204
irrigation water
灌仏会 [かんぶつえ] #146,718
service celebrating the birth of the Buddha (held on April 8)
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KOREAN WORDS (2)