Memory phrase for the character: 养

养

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Meaning

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

Pronunciation

yǎng

Explanation

 Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), bottom: between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in: between)

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

Radicals

羊 sheepImage of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
介 betweenThe person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between.




 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
扶养 fú yǎng  
扶养 fú yǎng  

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