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The character "浇" derives from its traditional form "澆", which is structurally composed of the water radical "氵" combined with the component "堯", the latter primarily providing phonetic indication while the radical denotes the semantic domain of liquid. In the simplified form, "堯" is abbreviated to "尧". Etymologically, the character's fundamental sense has always been associated with the movement or application of water, initially conveying the meaning of irrigation or watering fields, and its semantic range later broadened to include actions such as pouring or casting liquids in various contexts, including metallurgy, and it acquired the adjectival sense of describing a dilute or watery substance.
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妈妈在浇花。
我每天浇水。
他用水浇菜。
农民浇灌田地。
夏天需要多浇水。
浇花的时候要小心。
他用喷壶浇阳台上的植物。
为了保持土壤湿润，我们定期浇灌花园。