jiāo

spray

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

is a component form of .

尧 sound component

  Sound component

yáo

  

a legendary ancient emperor-sage

Evolution

浇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
浇 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
浇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jiāo

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

Most common words with 浇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

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)