How to Write 浇 (jiāo) — Meaning “to pour; to water; to irrigate”

Imagine a garden: the left side 氵 is water, and the right side 尧 looks like a person with outstretched arms holding a watering can. Picture that person watering flowers, so 浇 means "to water."

Write the left radical 氵 first as three dots (the bottom dot curves upward slightly). Then write the right side 尧: start with the top horizontal stroke, then the two slanted strokes under it, and finish with the bottom horizontal — make sure the bottom stroke is long and stable. A common mistake is making the right side too wide; keep it balanced.

浇 uses the water radical 氵 and has the meaning of pouring or watering. 㳄 (xián) means "saliva" and has a different right component (欠). 汧 (qiān) means "name of a river" and its right part is 千 — they are rare characters, while 浇 is more common in daily life for watering plants.

浇 is commonly used in everyday activities like 浇花 (water flowers) and 浇水 (water plants). It is also used for pouring liquids onto surfaces, such as 浇地 (irrigate fields) in farming. There is no special cultural note, but it is a very practical character for gardening and household tasks.

Common words containing 浇 include: 浇花 (jiāo huā) — to water flowers; 浇水 (jiāo shuǐ) — to water (plants); 浇地 (jiāo dì) — to irrigate the fields.