Chinese Word: 溉 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

溉HSK 6

Pinyin: gài

English Definition: to irrigate

Chinese Definition:
①浇灌：灌溉。
②洗涤。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic: 既 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 既 [ jì ] already, since, then; both; de facto

Similar Characters: 漑慨概

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1		dà chéng zhèn 大城镇 hé 和 dà liàng 大量 de 的 guàn gài qú 灌溉渠 bèi yí qì 被遗弃。 Large towns and extensive irrigation canals were abandoned.
2		zhè ge 这个 gōng yuán 公园 lǐ 里 de 的 chí táng 池塘 shì 是 yǔ shuǐ 雨水 shōu jí 收集 xì tǒng 系统 de 的 yí bù fèn 一部分， yòng lái 用来 guàn gài 灌溉 zhōu wéi 周围 de 的 zhí wù 植物。 The pond in this park is part of a rainwater harvesting system that is used to irrigate the surrounding plants.