Chinese word dictionary

淹灌

yān guàn · basin irrigation (e.g. paddy fields)

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Word information

Simplified淹灌

Traditional淹灌

Pinyinyān guàn

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

淹yān

to drown, to immerse, to steep

灌guàn

to water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood

How to learn 淹灌

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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淹yān

to flood; to submerge; to drown; to irritate the skin (of liquids); to delay

淹没yānmò

to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.)

灌guàn

to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)

灌溉guàngài

to irrigate

灌输guànshū

to imbue with; to inculcate; to instill into; to teach; to impart; to channel water to another place