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灌
guàn
1. to irrigate
2. to pour
3. to install (software)
4. to record (music)
Very Common • Top 5% ✏️ 21 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

灌
guàn
to water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood
HSK 6 20 丶

Compound Words (20)

倒灌
dàoguàn
to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc)
春灌
chūnguàn
spring irrigation
沃灌
wòguàn
to irrigate
淤灌
yūguàn
to warp (fertilize land by flooding)
淹灌
yānguàn
basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)
滴灌
dīguàn
drip irrigation
浇灌
jiāoguàn
to water
灌区
guànqū
area under irrigation
灌南
Guànnán
Guannan county in Lianyungang [[連雲港|连云港<Liányúngǎng>]], Jiangsu
灌丛
guàncóng
scrub
灌木
guànmù
bush
灌水
guànshuǐ
lit. to irrigate
灌注
guànzhù
to pour into
灌渠
guànqú
irrigation channel
灌溉
guàngài
to irrigate
HSK 6
灌浆
guànjiāng
grouting
灌濯
guànzhuó
to wash
灌站
guànzhàn
pumping station in irrigation system
灌篮
guànlán
slam dunk
灌肠
guàncháng
enema

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,076
Word Frequency Rank
4,298 of 84,292

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