U+6F86 "澆" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
U+6F86 "澆" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a traditional Chinese character that corresponds to the simplified form "浇" and is primarily used in East Asian languages such as Chinese and Japanese. Its fundamental meaning relates to the concept of watering or irrigating, often applied to actions like pouring water onto plants or dousing a liquid, and it carries extended cultural and literary connotations such as sprinkling, moistening, or even cooling down a heated object. In classical texts, the character can also metaphorically imply superficiality or a lack of depth when used in compounds like "澆薄" to describe thin or weak relationships. Structurally, it is a 16-stroke character composed of the water radical on the left and a phonetic component on the right, and it is classified under the Kangxi radical for water. Overall, this ideograph serves both practical and figurative roles in written language, reflecting its enduring utility in describing fluid-related actions across centuries.