yǎng

to bring up (children); to raise (animals); to keep (pets)

HSK 4 #760

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 760th character
Radical ⼋ (12.7)
Strokes 9
Index # 1641
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

养 yǎng
  1. 1. to bring up (children)
  2. 2. to raise (animals)
  3. 3. to keep (pets)
  4. 4. to support
  5. 5. to give birth

Stroke order

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Words containing 养

Word Meaning
to live like a prince (idiom)
nourishment; nutriment
to maintain; to conserve; curing (concrete etc)
to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc); to raise; to grow
to recover; to recuperate
culture fluid (in biological lab.)
nutrient
to take care of (sb's health); to nurse
to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal
self-restraint; self-possession; to conserve (e.g. water)
to look after the needs of (a person or an animal)
to nurture; to nourish; to strengthen
to indulge evil; tolerate wrongdoing
nourishment; nutrient
the way of maintaining good health
culture medium
self-sustaining
girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
cultivation industry
to nourish one's skin; to maintain a youthful appearance
debt nurtures more debt (idiom)
rely on drug sales to fund hospitals
to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
frugality makes honesty (idiom)