gài

to irrigate

water (氵) + phonetic (既) = to irrigate

The water radical carries the full meaning here — directing water to fields. 既 lends the sound gài and can be set aside for memory purposes.

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农民用河水灌田地。

nóng mín yòng hé shuǐ guàn gài tián dì。

The farmers use river water to irrigate the fields.

这条水渠是专门用来灌农作物的。

zhè tiáo shuǐ qú shì zhuān mén yòng lái guàn gài nóng zuò wù de。

This canal is specifically used to irrigate crops.

Words with 溉

地面灌溉

dì miàn guàn gài

surface irrigation

溉涤

gài dí

to wash

灌溉

guàn gài

to irrigate

灌溉渠

guàn gài qú

irrigation channel

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