浇 meaning and stroke order
To pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water
How to write 浇, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 浇
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to pour liquid
- to irrigate (using waterwheel)
- to water
- to cast (molten metal)
- to mold
How 浇 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 尧 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 浇
The water radical 氵 on the left tells you the meaning is about water, and 尧 (yáo) on the right gives a hint of the sound. Picture pouring water from above onto something, like watering a plant.
浇 (jiāo) means pouring liquid onto something from above, most often in 浇水 (jiāoshuǐ), to water plants. It also appears in the idiom 火上浇油 (huǒshàngjiāoyóu), making a bad situation worse. Example: 我每天给花浇水。(Wǒ měitiān gěi huā jiāoshuǐ.) I water the flowers every day.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 浇 (jiāo) with 烧 (shāo, to burn) and 晓 (xiǎo, to know), which share the 尧 part. Check the left side: water 氵 for 浇, fire 火 for 烧, sun 日 for 晓.
Common words with 浇
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 浇水 | jiāoshuǐ | to water (plants etc) | |
| 火上浇油 | huǒshàngjiāoyóu | to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make |
浇 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 浇
How many strokes are in 浇?
浇 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 浇 mean?
浇 (jiāo) means to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water. A common word with it is 浇水 (jiāoshuǐ), meaning "to water (plants etc)".
How do you pronounce 浇?
浇 is pronounced jiāo, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 浇?
The radical of 浇 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 浇 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 浇?
The traditional form of 浇 is 澆. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 浇 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 浇 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 浇 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 浇 and 倒?
倒 (dào) means to pour something out of a container, like pouring tea into a cup. 浇 (jiāo) focuses on pouring liquid over or onto a surface, like plants, food, or a person.
Can 浇 be used for metal casting?
Yes. 浇 can mean pouring molten metal into a mold, as in 浇铸 (jiāozhù), to cast. This sense is mostly technical.