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灌 (guàn): To pour — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 灌

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How to write 灌 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 灌

灌 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
灌=氵water+雚heron

Water (氵) is poured or channeled, with the sound (雚) hinting at the action of irrigating or filling a container.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 灌

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 灌

HSK words that contain this character.

灌溉

guàn gài

irrigate; watering

HSK 6

灌输

guàn shū

instill / inculcate

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 灌 is used in context

tā他
gěi给
huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
de的
huā花

Information

Pinyinguàn
Meaningto pour
Strokes20
Radical氵
Traditional灌
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2527
Zhuyinㄍㄨㄢˋ
UnicodeU+704C
CangjieETRG
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guàn灌
le了
yī一
xiē些
shuǐ水
。

He poured some water for the flowers in the garden.

nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
guàn灌
gài溉
nóng农
tián田
。

The farmer is irrigating the fields.

lǎo老
shī师
xiàng向
xué学
shēng生
guàn灌
shū输
zhī知
shi识
。

The teacher instills knowledge in the students.

huā花
yuán园
lǐ里
zhǒng种
mǎn满
le了
guàn灌
mù木
。

The garden is full of shrubs.

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