Memory phrase for the character: 育

育

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Meaning

to give birth, to raise, to educate

Pronunciation

 yù

Explanation

 Top: new born baby (character for child 子 turned upside down: the baby's head comes first), below: body 月/肉

Mnemonic
 
The new born baby has a body, that is born and needs to be raised.

Radicals

育 to give birth, raise
new born babyCharacter for child 子, but turned upside down: the baby at birth comes first.
肉 body partThis radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
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 Vocabulary

发育 fā yù  to develop; growth; development
体育 tǐ yù  sports; physical education
教育 jiào yù  to educate; to teach; education
孕育 yùn yù  to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc)
哺育 bǔ yù  feed; nurture; foster
阿育吠陀 ā yù fèi tuó  Ayurveda (ancient Indian system and health care philosophy)
阿育吠陀 ā yù fèi tuó  

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