灌
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guàn · to water, to irrigate

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #5446
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Shape and proportion

20Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 灌

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Example sentences

Notice where 灌 sits in each complete thought.

Fù mǔ shì tú jiāng chéng shí hé gōng zuò de zhòng yào xìng guàn shū gěi háizi.父母试图将诚实和工作的重要性灌输给孩子。

Parents try to impress upon their children the importance of honesty and hard work.

Source: Tatoeba #818828 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ jiàn guò guàn cháng de zuò fǎ ma?你见过灌肠的做法吗?

Have you ever seen sausage being made?

Source: Tatoeba #4874076 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ píngzi guàn mǎn le shuǐ.他把瓶子灌满了水。

He filled the bottle with water.

Source: Tatoeba #345357 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiǔ shì guàn rù píng zhōng de shī.酒是灌入瓶中的诗。

Wine is poetry put into a bottle.

Source: Tatoeba #389787 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng bǎ shuǐ píng guàn mǎn.请把水瓶灌满。

Please fill this water bottle.

Source: Tatoeba #838880 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā duì tā dà guàn mí tāng.他對她大灌迷湯。

He's talking very sweetly to her.

Source: Tatoeba #3322680 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 灌 in context

  1. Say guàn, then recall the core meaning: to water, to irrigate.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 灌溉 (guàn gài), meaning “to irrigate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 灌 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.