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Chinese symbol for “irrigate”

灌溉
guàn gài
to irrigate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for irrigate is 灌溉 (guàn gài), defined as: to irrigate.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

灌 guàn
to water, to irrigate; to pour; to flood
radical 85 ⽔ · 21 strokes
溉 gài
to water, to irrigate, to flood; to wash
radical 85 ⽔ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “irrigate”

WordPinyinMeaning
灌guànto irrigate; to pour
灌水guàn shuǐto irrigate; to pour water into
溉gàito irrigate
沃wòfertile; rich
浇 (澆)jiāoto pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 灌溉.

WordPinyinMeaning
灌输 (灌輸)guàn shūto imbue with; to inculcate
灌木guàn mùbush; shrub
灌木丛 (灌木叢)guàn mù cóngshrub; shrubbery
灌丛 (灌叢)guàn cóngscrub; shrubland
灌醉guàn zuìto fuddle; to befuddle
灌溉渠guàn gài qúirrigation channel
地面灌溉dì miàn guàn gàisurface irrigation
溉涤 (溉滌)gài díto wash

See also: Japanese symbol for “irrigate”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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