yǎng

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

Character data

Radical ⾷ (184.6)
Strokes 14
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

養 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

Words containing 養

Word Meaning
to place out for adoption
bide one’s time; lie low and wait to act
free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)
to relax with one's eyes closed
to recuperate; to convalesce; to fully relax
to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom)
to adopt (a child); adoption
to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)
to nurture; to nourish; to strengthen
lit. to nurture one's years (idiom)
diet
to raise; to rear
zookeeper; breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc)
farm; feed lot; dry lot
stock farming; animal husbandry
feeder
to recuperate (from an injury); to heal a wound
raise children so they care for you when old
to train troops
long preparation for one key moment
train long for a key moment of need
long preparation for a key moment
nutrient
to maintain the land (with rotation of crops or fertilizer)
adopted daughter