浇
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jiāo · to spray, to sprinkle, to water

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #7803
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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氵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

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Example sentences

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Wǒ yào qù gěi huā yuán jiāo shuǐ le.我要去给花园浇水了。

I'll water the garden.

Source: Tatoeba #686934 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ kě bu kě yǐ bāng máng chú cǎo jiāo huā?你可不可以帮忙除草浇花?

Could you please pull the weeds and water the flowers?

Source: Tatoeba #8490499 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu shì wèi le shén me shì?你借酒浇愁是为了什么事?

What pain are you trying to cover up with alcohol?

Source: Tatoeba #2453080 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhèng zài gěi huā jiāo shuǐ.我正在给花浇水。

I am watering the flowers.

Source: Tatoeba #357947 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bāng zhù wǒ bàba gěi huā jiāo shuǐ.我帮助我爸爸给花浇水。

I helped my father water the flowers.

Source: Tatoeba #2889801 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Huā yuán lǐ de huā xū yào jiāo shuǐ.花园里的花需要浇水。

The flowers in the garden need to be watered.

Source: Tatoeba #1325211 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 浇 in context

  1. Say jiāo, then recall the core meaning: to spray, to sprinkle, to water.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 浇头 (jiāo tou), meaning “topping”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 浇 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.