TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
澆
澆 ＝ 水 ＋ 堯
ㄐㄧㄠ · jiāo
verb — to pour water on, irrigate, sprinkle
字源 FORM — what the parts do
堯聲yáo — gives the sounda tall stack, piled high
{y,j}ITyáo → jiāo — the y slides to j, tone shifts
Water (水) poured over something — to douse, to irrigate. 堯 yáo carries the sound, worn from y to j. Where water lands on a thing from above, that is 澆: 澆水、澆花、澆灌.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
提一桶水（水），對著花圃從上往下一倒——澆。
A bucket of water (水) tipped from above onto the flowerbed — a dousing.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)澆水、澆灌— to pour on, irrigate常用
→澆花— to water (plants)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
堯yáothe phonetic alone — 澆 wets it with ; 堯 stands as the piled height潑pōthe rougher partner — 潑 flings water, 澆 pours it down