懂中文 Dong Chinese

澆

jiāo

spray

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

堯 sound component

堯  Sound component

yáo

  

legendary ancient emperor-sage

Evolution

澆 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
澆 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

浇 (澆) 

jiāo

spray, water, sprinkle; to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold

Most common words with 澆
Freq.
Word
Meaning

浇

to water

浇水

to water (plants etc)

浇灌

to water

火上浇油

to enrage people and make matters worse

浇注

to cast (metal)