Taxonomy of meanings for 澆:  

  • 澆 ào (OC: ŋɡeews MC: ŋeu) 五弔切 去 廣韻:【韓浞子名又音梟 】
  • 澆 jiāo (OC: keew MC: keu) 古堯切 平 廣韻:【沃也薄也 】

    Additional information about 澆

    說文解字: 【澆】,𣵽也。 〔小徐本「𣵽」作「沃」。〕 从水、堯聲。 【古堯切】

      Criteria
    • IRRIGATE

      1. The current general term refering to irrigation is guànjìn 灌寖.

      2. Guàn 灌 is a later general term for irrigation.

      3. Jiāo 澆 refers to irrigation with a small amount of water.

      4. Gài 溉 is the original general term refering to irrigation.

      5. Jìn 浸 refers to irrigation with a certain amount of water.

      6. Wò 沃 is another term meaning to irrigate.