How to say “water” in Chinese
water (plants)
“Water” in Chinese is 浇, jiāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
浇 is read jiāo. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”. The right part 尧 is the same as in 烧 shāo.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “浇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 浇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我每天给花2浇水wǒměitiāngěihuājiāoshuǐI water the flowers every day.
- 污水经过处理以后可以用来浇花2wūshuǐjīngguòchǔlǐyǐhòu,kěyǐyòngláijiāohuāOnce treated, wastewater can be used to water flowers.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Flowers”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “water” in Chinese?
“Water” in Chinese is 浇, pinyin jiāo.
What does 浇 mean?
浇 (jiāo) means “water (plants)”.
How do you write 浇?
浇 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 浇?
浇 is read jiāo. Tones: jiāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“water” in the lesson “Flowers”
This word is from the topic “Animals, plants, colors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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