• 2860th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 9 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
waterNo glyph availableonelegs
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiāo (jiao1)to pour liquid • to irrigate (using waterwheel) • to water • to cast (molten metal) • to mold

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

浇水 (澆水)

Uncommon

借酒浇愁 (借酒澆愁)
浇灌 (澆灌)
浇花 (澆花)
盖浇饭 (蓋澆飯)

RareShow 4

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.