Keyword
to water
- to spray
- to sprinkle
- Frequency
- #2998
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
jiāo
Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 尧 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
浇
to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold
浇水
to water (plants etc)
浇灌
to water; to irrigate
浇筑
to pour (concrete etc)
火上浇油
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse
浇注
to pour (molten metal, concrete etc) into a mold
浇铸
to cast (molten metal); to mold
浇花
to water the plants; to water the garden
借酒浇愁
(idiom) to drown one's sorrows
浇头
topping (mixture of ingredients and sauce poured over noodles or rice, esp. in Shanghainese cuisine)
盖浇饭
rice with meat and vegetables
浇冷水
to pour cold water; fig. to discourage