Watering a plant means pouring water (氵) down like in the time of Emperor Yao (尧) controlling the flood.
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浇冷水
浇冷水
to pour cold water
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to pour cold water
- 。
Don't dampen his enthusiasm.
- 貳动verb
fig. to discourage
- 。
Don't pour cold water on his enthusiasm.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
- 令(command; order)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A command from ice and snow emanates to make everything cold and desolate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
浇冷水
Traditional澆冷水
to pour cold water
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to pour cold water
- 。
Don't dampen his enthusiasm.
- 貳动verb
fig. to discourage
- 。
Don't pour cold water on his enthusiasm.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
- 令(command; order)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A command from ice and snow emanates to make everything cold and desolate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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