浇
澆HSK 7freq #7803
Meanings
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- 1.to pour liquid
- 2.to irrigate (using waterwheel)
- 3.to water
- 4.to cast (molten metal)
- 5.to mold
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Etymology
Simplified from 澆 (堯 → 尧)
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
汤姆给自己浇凉水以清醒过来。
Tom poured cold water over himself to wake himself up.
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Related words
浇水 to water (plants etc)浇花 to water the plants浇头 topping (mixture of ingredients and sauce poured over noodles or rice, esp. in Shanghainese cuisine)浇铸 to cast (molten metal)浇筑 to pour (concrete etc)浇灌 to water浇注 to pour (molten metal, concrete etc) into a mold浇冷水 to pour cold water盖浇饭 rice with meat and vegetables火上浇油 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation借酒浇愁 (idiom) to drown one's sorrows