Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 养


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Meaning

to raise (animals), to bring up (children), to give birth

Pronunciation

yǎng

Explanation

Top: sheep (The horned animal with a backbone and laterally protruding due to thick wool is the: sheep), bottom: between (The person in this armor 丌 is in-between)

Mnemonic

A sheep is in the period of "in between", when it is raised.

Radicals

sheep
between(The person in this armor 丌 is in-between.)
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Vocabulary

放养 fàng yǎng to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc); to grow; to raise
赡养 shàn yǎng support; provide support for; maintain
培养皿 péi yǎng mǐn Petri dish
韬光养晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì lit. to cover light and nurture in the dark (idiom); to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time; hiding one's light under a bush
养痈贻患 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster; to cherish a viper in one's bosom
颐养 yí yǎng to look after one's health; to keep fit
颐养天年 yí yǎng tiān nián to care for oneself for one's allotted life span (idiom); to retire
驯养 xùn yǎng to domesticate; to raise and train
喂养 wèi yǎng feeding; nutrition
扶养 fú yǎng to foster; to bring up; to raise


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