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浇
澆
jiāo
1.
to pour liquid
2.
to irrigate (using waterwheel)
3.
to water
4.
to cast (molten metal)
5.
to mold
HSK 5
Common • Top 8%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (9)
浇水
jiāoshuǐ
to water (plants etc)
浇注
jiāozhù
to cast (metal)
浇灌
jiāoguàn
to water
浇花
jiāohuā
to water the plants
浇铸
jiāozhù
to cast (molten metal)
浇冷水
jiāolěngshuǐ
to pour cold water
盖浇饭
gàijiāofàn
rice with meat and vegetables
借酒浇愁
jièjiǔjiāochóu
to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)
火上浇油
huǒshàngjiāoyóu
to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 5
- Character Frequency Rank
- 2,865
- Word Frequency Rank
- 6,687 of 84,292