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The character 灌, maintaining its traditional form without simplification, is structurally defined by the water radical 氵 combined with the phonetic element 雚, a construction that inherently links it to activities involving liquid. Its etymology centers on the concrete action of pouring water, primarily for agricultural purposes such as irrigation, a meaning preserved in classical and modern compounds like 灌溉. From this tangible origin, the character’s application broadened over time to encompass more abstract forms of channeling or filling, whether referring to the flow of liquids into containers, the instillation of ideas, or even contemporary technical processes like broadcasting, thereby demonstrating a semantic evolution from physical hydraulics to metaphorical conveyance while its morphological composition remained constant.
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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。