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	sheep	Image of a sheep from above with horns 丷 backbone 丨 and wool 三 extending to the sides.
介	between	The person 人 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
扶养	fú yǎng
扶养	fú yǎng

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