IRRIGATE    灌溉灌寖

POUR WATER into FIELDS FOR CAUSING PLANTS TO FLOURISH.
WATERBRING WATER TOSOAKFLOODINUNDATE
Old Chinese Criteria
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.
Modern Chinese Criteria
灌溉 澆灌 澆 沃 灌 first rough draft to identify synonym group members for future analysis, based on CL. 18.11.2003. CH
Hypernym
  • POUR　DISPLACE a LIQUID to CAUSE it to FLOW DOWN FROM a VESSEL. (anc: 12/0, child: 1)
  • DISPLACE　CAUSE to MOVE. (anc: 11/0, child: 28)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 153

  • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 571

    澆，沃

    • Words (8 items)

    潤  rùn OC: njuns MC: ȵʷin 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmake wet and fertile
    浸  jìn OC: skims MC: tsim 2 Attributions

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

      Syntactic words
    • vt+prep+Nsoak intoCH
    • vtoNflood with water [irrigate (a field)]; soak into
    灌  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 2 Attributions

    Guàn 灌 is a later general term for irrigation.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 溉/IRRIGATE Gài 溉 is the original general term refering to irrigation.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)irrigate the contextually determinate place
    • vtoNirrigate, pour water over
    沃  wò OC: qowɡ MC: ʔuok 1 Attribution

    Wò 沃 is another term meaning to irrigate.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNirrigate; sprinkle over (hands etc); pour water on
    • vtoNfigurative"irrigate" (my mind etc)
    注  zhù OC: tjos MC: tɕi̯o 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vttoN1.+N2divert (a liquid N1 water; a river) into (a place N2)
    溉  gài OC: kɯɯds MC: kəi 1 Attribution

    Gài 溉 is the original general term refering to irrigation.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 灌/IRRIGATE Guàn 灌 is a later general term for irrigation.

      Syntactic words
    • vadNirrigation- (canal)
    • vt(oN)water the contextually determinate N
    • vtoNfrom late Warring States onwards: irrigate
    澆  jiāo OC: keew MC: keu 1 Attribution

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

      Syntactic words
    • vt[oN]make things wet
    • vtoNmake wet, pour water on; irrigate
    灌  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 0 Attributions

    Current general term refering to irrigation is guànjìn 灌寖 .

      Syntactic words
    • VPt[oN]engage in all manner of irrigation