(guàn)

HSK 7-920 strokes

to irrigate

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
guàn
Meaning
to irrigate; to pour; to install (software); to record (music)
Strokes
20
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵雚

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

20 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guàngài
HSK 7-9

to irrigate

Open 灌溉 page →
guànshū
HSK 7-9

to imbue with

Open 灌输 page →
dǎoguàn

to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc); reverse flo…

Open 倒灌 page →
pēnguàn

sprinkler irrigation

Open 喷灌 page →
chūnguàn

spring irrigation

Open 春灌 page →

variant of 如雷贯耳

Open 如雷灌耳 page →

(idiom) to strike at one's core; to deeply hurt sb

Open 戳心灌髓 page →

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