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 support one's family; to make a living
to encourage honesty; to discourage corruption
mental or spiritual cultivation
Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
to commit adultery (of married woman)
regime (diet)
care in life and bury after death
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster
to let small evil grow into big harm
visually attractive; eye candy; easy on the eyes
sheep husbandry
old-age insurance
care for aged parents, bury them after death
dual pension scheme (PRC)
growing flowers
harbor danger that will hurt you later
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity
nurture a threat that later harms you
to raise bees
beekeeper; apiculturist
beekeeping; apiculture
to raise silkworms
silk industry
road maintenance tax (China)
fishpond