懂中文 Dong Chinese

灌

guàn

pour

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

Components
氵 meaning component

氵  Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

  

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

雚 sound component

雚  Sound component

guàn, huán

  

heron

Evolution

灌 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
灌 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
灌 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

灌  

guàn

pour; water; irrigate, flood; to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)

Most common words with 灌
Freq.
Word
Meaning

灌

to pour

灌输

to imbue with

灌溉

to irrigate

灌注

to pour into

灌醉

to fuddle