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
灌输
guànshū
to instil; to indoctrinate
Characters in this word
输 shū
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 车 — cart, vehicle
- Made of
- 车 cart, vehicle 俞 to consent, to approve
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这门课反对把结论直接灌输给学生，而鼓励他们自行论证。 Zhè mén kè fǎnduì bǎ jiélùn zhíjiē guànshū gěi xuésheng, ér gǔlì tāmen zìxíng lùnzhèng. This course opposes directly feeding conclusions to students, and instead encourages them to construct arguments themselves.
- 父母从小给孩子灌输节约的观念。 Fùmǔ cóngxiǎo gěi háizi guànshū jiéyuē de guānniàn. Parents instil the idea of thrift in their children from an early age.
- 他不喜欢被人灌输别人的想法。 Tā bù xǐhuan bèi rén guànshū biéren de xiǎngfǎ. He doesn't like having other people's ideas pushed into him.
Related words
- 灌 guàn to pour; to fill; to force-feed
- 灌溉 guàngài to irrigate
- 输 shū to lose
- 输入 shūrù to enter; to input
- 运输 yùnshū to transport
- 输出 shūchū to output
- 传输 chuánshū to transmit, to transfer
- 输送 shūsòng to transport, to convey
- 输血 shūxuè to transfuse blood; to provide vital support
- 输液 shūyè to receive an intravenous infusion; to give an IV drip
- 赐教 cìjiào to kindly give instruction; to offer advice
- 办学 bànxué to run a school; to provide education