潲 (shào) - To sprinkle, splash, or spray (especially of liquids) & (of rain) to slant in

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shào ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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潲 · shào

To sprinkle, splash, or spray (especially of liquids);

(of rain) to slant in;

animal feed mixed with water.

To sprinkle, splash, or spray (especially of liquids)(of rain) to slant inanimal feed mixed with water.

Usage highlights

Splash waterRain blowing inPig feedAnimal feedWindSplashing

Synonyms

  • 洒— to sprinkle, spray
  • 溅— to splash, spatter

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The car splashed water on pedestrians (汽车潲水).
  • The rain is blowing in through the window (雨潲进来了).
  • They prepare pig feed (准备猪潲).
  • The wind drives the rain sideways (风雨潲洒).

Collocations

  • Splash water(潲水)
  • Rain blowing in(雨潲)
  • Pig feed(猪潲)
  • Animal feed(潲食)
  • Wind-driven rain(风潲)
  • Splashing(潲洒)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Commonly used in Southern Chinese dialects, particularly Cantonese, for animal feed mixed with water.
  • In agricultural contexts, refers specifically to prepared livestock feed.
  • Used meteorologically to describe rain being driven sideways by wind.

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