灌 guàn
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 雚 heron
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
灌
guàn
to pour; to fill; to force-feed
Character
Example phrases
- 工人把混凝土灌进预先搭好的模板里，以保证桥墩成形稳定。 Gōngrén bǎ hùnníngtǔ guàn jìn yùxiān dā hǎo de móbǎn lǐ, yǐ bǎozhèng qiáodūn chéngxíng wěndìng. The workers poured concrete into the preassembled moulds to ensure that the bridge piers formed stably.
- 他拿着水壶，把热水灌进了暖瓶里。 Tā názhe shuǐhú, bǎ rèshuǐ guàn jìn le nuǎnpíng lǐ. He held the kettle and poured the hot water into the thermos.
- 昨天下大雨，雨水灌进了地下室。 Zuótiān xià dàyǔ, yǔshuǐ guàn jìn le dìxiàshì. It rained heavily yesterday, and rainwater poured into the basement.
Related words
- 灌溉 guàngài to irrigate
- 灌输 guànshū to instil; to indoctrinate
- 冲洗 chōngxǐ to rinse; to flush; to wash out
- 垫 diàn to put under; to pad; to pay in advance; cushion
- 过滤 guòlǜ to filter; to screen out
- 丢弃 diūqì to discard; to throw away
- 烘干 hōnggān to dry by heating
- 分发 fēnfā to distribute; to hand out
- 烘 hōng to bake; to heat by fire
- 叠 dié to fold; to stack; to pile up
- 点火 diǎnhuǒ to ignite; to light; ignition
- 备 bèi to prepare; to provide; fully