灌

guàn

HSK 7freq #5446

Meanings

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guàn

1.to irrigate
2.to pour
3.to install (software)
4.to record (music)

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Wiktionary

1.to fill (with liquid); to pour
2.to irrigate; to water
3.to record (music)
4.to install (software)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *koːns): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 雚 (OC *koːns).

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Stroke order

Components

灌氵雚

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

Example sentences

他對她大灌迷湯。
He showered her with compliments.
請用開水把茶壺灌滿。
Please fill the teapot with boiling water.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

浸灌澆灌浇灌灌溉

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Related words

灌输 to imbue with 灌溉 to irrigate 灌醉 to fuddle 灌区 area under irrigation 灌濯 to wash 灌录 to record (audio)灌丛 scrub 沃灌 to irrigate 灌酒 to force sb to drink alcohol 灌注 to pour or inject (a liquid or substance) into sth 灌肠 sausage with a starchy filling 倒灌 to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)