jiāo

to pour liquid

to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold

water (氵) + sound jiāo (尧) = pour or water something

尧 lends the sound jiāo; the water radical carries all the meaning, evoking liquid being directed or poured onto something.

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她每天早上都会花。

tā měi tiān zǎo shang dōu huì jiāo huā。

She waters the flowers every morning.

工人把铁水进模具里,等它冷却成形。

gōng rén bǎ tiě shuǐ jiāo jìn mú jù lǐ,děng tā lěng què chéng xíng。

The worker poured the molten iron into the mold and waited for it to cool and take shape.

Words with 浇

盖浇饭

gài jiāo fàn

rice with meat and vegetables

借酒浇愁

jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu

(idiom) to drown one's sorrows

浇冷水

jiāo lěng shuǐ

to pour cold water

浇水

jiāo shuǐ

to water (plants etc)

浇注

jiāo zhù

to pour (molten metal, concrete etc) into a mold

浇灌

jiāo guàn

to water

浇筑

jiāo zhù

to pour (concrete etc)

浇花

jiāo huā

to water the plants

浇铸

jiāo zhù

to cast (molten metal)

浇头

jiāo tou

topping (mixture of ingredients and sauce poured over noodles or rice, esp. in Shanghainese cuisine)

火上浇油

huǒ shàng jiāo yóu

to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation

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