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pour, irrigate

is composed of the radical (water) and (water bird). is a pictograph depicting a water bird with a long beak, resembling a tube or throat. Thus, represents the idea of pouring or injecting, meaning to irrigate or fill.

Vocabulary of 灌

  • 灌溉 (irrigate)
  • 灌輸 (instill)
  • 灌木 (shrub)

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