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灌 is a phono-semantic compound: the water radical 氵 (shuǐ) gives the meaning, and 雚 (guàn) supplies the sound. Literally it describes pouring liquid, especially irrigating crops and fields. Because the action involves a continuous flow forced into or over something, its use expanded metaphorically to mean instilling knowledge or forcing someone to drink, always centered on the transfer of a volume from a source to a receiving target.
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我每天给花灌水。
农民灌溉农田。
老师向我们灌输知识。
他喜欢在论坛上灌水。
他在比赛中精彩灌篮。
他们昨晚灌醉了他。
乐队灌录了新专辑。
不断灌输积极思想对孩子很重要。
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