灌 guàn to water
to water; to irrigate; to pour
How to remember 灌: 氵 water + 雚 stork = to water. The farmer opens the ditch, the water rushes in, and a stork steps aside as he starts to water the rice field.
Component breakdown
灌 = 氵 water + 雚 stork
- 氵 water
- 雚 stork
The farmer opens the ditch, the water rushes in, and a stork steps aside as he starts to water the rice field.
How it is used
- To pour/pump in, to irrigate - 灌溉 (guàngài) to irrigate, 灌水 (guànshuǐ) to fill with water (also web slang for posting filler content).
- 灌输 (guànshū) means to instill/indoctrinate - 灌输思想 (guànshū sīxiǎng) to drum ideas into someone. 灌篮 (guànlán) is a slam dunk.