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The character 灌 is a phono-semantic compound. The water radical 氵 (shuǐ) on the left provides its semantic link to liquids, while the component 雚 (guàn) on the right supplies the pronunciation. Its core meaning is the act of pouring water, especially for irrigation. From this concrete action of directing a continuous flow into an area, the sense extended metaphorically to encompass instilling knowledge or forcing someone to drink, all centering on the transfer of substance from one source to a recipient.
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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。