Meaning
irrigate; pour
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “guan” becomes a different word in each tone. 灌 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 灌溉guàn gàito irrigate
- 灌输guàn shūto imbue with; to inculcate; to instill into; to teach
- 灌制guàn zhìto record (songs, albums, CDs etc); to cast (plaster, metal etc) into a mold
- 灌水guàn shuǐto irrigate; to pour water into; to inject water into meat to increase its weight (plumping); to cook the books
- 灌区guàn qūarea under irrigation
Example Sentence
春天，农民给田里的庄稼浇水灌溉。Chūn tiān, nóng mín gěi tián lǐ de zhuāng jia jiāo shuǐ guàn gài.In spring, farmers water and irrigate the crops in the fields.
春天Chūn tiānspring (season)，农民nóng mínpeasant给gěito田tiánfield里lǐinside的deof庄稼zhuāng jiafarm crop浇水jiāo shuǐto water (plants etc)灌溉guàn gàito irrigate。