浇

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to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 尧 sound ( yáo )

Components 氵尧

sprinkle · Heisig RSH #1668

水 water + javelin thrower

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
火上浇油	huǒ shàng jiāo yóu	to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make …
浇冷水	jiāo lěng shuǐ	to pour cold water; fig. to discourage
盖浇饭	gài jiāo fàn	rice with meat and vegetables
浇水	jiāo shuǐ	to water (plants etc)
浇头	jiāo tou	topping (mixture of ingredients and sauce poured over noodles or rice, esp. in Shanghaines…
浇花	jiāo huā	to water the plants; to water the garden
借酒浇愁	jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu	(idiom) to drown one's sorrows
浇注	jiāo zhù	to pour (molten metal, concrete etc) into a mold
浇灌	jiāo guàn	to water; to irrigate
浇筑	jiāo zhù	to pour (concrete etc)
浇铸	jiāo zhù	to cast (molten metal); to mold

Characters sharing the sound component 尧 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尧 sound part	yáo	a legendary ancient emperor-sage
烧	shāo	to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
绕	rào	to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve
饶	ráo	abundant, bountiful
翘	qiào	outstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise
晓	xiǎo	dawn; clear, explicit, known
挠	náo	to yield; to scratch, to disturb
跷	qiāo	to stand on tiptoe; stilts
侥	jiǎo	to be lucky; by chance, by luck
桡	ráo	radius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece of wood
蛲	náo	parasitic worm; human pinworm
骁	xiāo	valiant, brave; skilled; a noble steed
娆	ráo	graceful, charming, fascinating
荛	ráo	fuel, firewood; grass, shrub; Wikstroemia japonica
哓	xiāo	garrulous; disturbed; restless
硗	qiāo	barren land; sandy soil
铙	náo	cymbals, hand-bell; to disturb