jiāo
Radical 85 · 9 strokes

to irrigate (using waterwheel)

HSK 5 (2.0)HSK 7 (3.0)5 meanings#20121
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to irrigate (using waterwheel)

    • The farmer is watering the field.

  2. verb

    to water

    • Please water the flowers.

  3. verb

    to pour liquid

  4. verb

    to cast (molten metal)

    • He poured the molten iron into a mold to cast it into shape.

  5. verb

    to mold

    • He cast a mold.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Watering a plant means pouring water (氵) down like in the time of Emperor Yao (尧) controlling the flood.

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