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Meaning of 养

Pinyin yǎng

Radical

丷

Strokes

Definition

give birth / keep (pets) / to support / to bring sb. up / to raise (pig, etc.)

Usage

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养 yǎng 动 (Verb) 本义: 饲养 (Original meaning: raise) 造字法: 形声。从食，羊声 (Character formation: phonetic-semantic compound; "food" + "sheep" sound) 1. 供养，奉养; 抚育 ([En.] support; provide for) 例如: 养育 (nurture); 赡养 (support); 抚养 (nourish); 养家 (support a family). 2. 饲养 ([En.] raise) 例如: 养花 (cultivate flowers); 养殖 (breed animals). 3. 生育 ([En.] give birth to) 例如: 养孩子 (raise children). 4. 培养，修养 ([En.] cultivate; foster) 例如: 培养 (develop); 教养 (educate). 5. 保养 ([En.] convalesce; recuperate one's health) 例如: 养病 (recover from illness); 养心 (nourish the mind). 6. 治，调养 ([En.] nourish) 例如: 养疴 (nourish a disease). 7. 蓄养 ([En.] cultivate and retain). 例如: 养虫 (keep pests); 养女 (maintain a mistress). 8. 贮藏 ([En.] store up). 例如: 养羞 (store food). 9. 隐，隐蔽 ([En.] hide). 例如: 养晦 (hide oneself for future opportunities). 形 (Adjective) 1. 由非亲生父母的人养育的 ([En.] adoptive; foster). 例如: 养子 (foster son); 养父 (foster father); 养母 (foster mother). 2. 通“痒”。皮肤受刺激，产生欲搔的感觉 ([En.] itch; tickle). 例如: 养痒 (to feel itchy). 名 (Noun) 姓 (Surname)

哺养 bǔ yǎng

feed / rear

培养基 péi yǎng jī

culture medium

定向培养 dìng xiàng péi yǎng

directed education

培养液 péi yǎng yè

culture fluid (in biological lab.)

奉养 fèng yǎng

to look after (elderly parents) / to serve / to support

娇生惯养 jiāo shēng guàn yǎng

pampered and spoiled since childhood

扶养 fú yǎng

to foster / to bring up / to raise

抚养费 fǔ yǎng fèi

child support payment (after a divorce)

养殖 yǎng zhí

to cultivate / cultivation / to further / to encourage

营养 yíng yǎng

nutrition / nourishment / CL:種|种[zhong3]

养成 yǎng chéng

to cultivate / to raise / to form (a habit) / to acquire

饲养 sì yǎng

to raise / to rear

养活 yǎng huo

to provide for / to keep (animals, a family etc) / to raise animals / to feed and clothe / support / the necessities of life / to give birth

养猪 yǎng zhū

raise hogs or pigs

素养 sù yǎng

(personal) accomplishment / attainment in self-cultivation

抚养 fǔ yǎng

to foster / to bring up / to raise

保养 bǎo yǎng

to take good care of (or conserve) one's health / to keep in good repair / to maintain / maintenance

放养 fàng yǎng

to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc) / to grow / to raise

寄养 jì yǎng

to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc) / to foster / to board out

养鸡场 yǎng jī chǎng

chicken farm

教养 jiào yǎng

to train / to educate / to bring up / to nurture / education / culture / upbringing / early conditioning

养分 yǎng fèn

nutrient

喂养 wèi yǎng

to feed (a child, domestic animal etc) / to keep / to raise (an animal)

养生 yǎng shēng

to maintain good health / to raise a child or animal / curing (of concrete etc)

韬光养晦 tāo guāng yǎng huì

to conceal one's strengths and bide one's time (idiom) / to hide one's light under a bushel

修养 xiū yǎng

accomplishment / training / self-cultivation

养殖业 yǎng zhí yè

cultivation industry

涵养 hán yǎng

to conserve (e.g. water) / self-restraint / self-possession

滋养 zī yǎng

to nourish

濡养 rú yǎng

Nurture

供养 gòng yǎng

to make offerings (to the Gods)

休养 xiū yǎng

to recuperate / to recover / to convalesce

休养生息 xiū yǎng shēng xī

to recover / to recuperate

培养 péi yǎng

to cultivate / to breed / to foster / to nurture / to educate / to groom (for a position) / education / fostering / culture (biology)

养猪户 yǎng zhū hù

pig farmer / swine breeder

养猪场 yǎng zhū chǎng

hoggery / pig farm

养畜 yǎng chù

Livestock

畜养 xù yǎng

raise / rear / keep

疗养 liáo yǎng

to get well / to heal / to recuperate / to convalesce / convalescence / to nurse

疗养院 liáo yǎng yuàn

sanatorium

养禽 yǎng qín

Poultry

养家糊口 yǎng jiā hú kǒu

to support one's family (idiom); to have difficulty feeding a family

养精蓄锐 yǎng jīng xù ruì

to preserve and nurture one's spirit (idiom); honing one's strength for the big push

养蚕业 yǎng cán yè

silk industry

豢养 huàn yǎng

to keep (an animal) / to look after the needs of (a person or an animal) / (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay

赡养 shàn yǎng

to support / to provide support for / to maintain

赡养费 shàn yǎng fèi

alimony / child support / maintenance allowance

闭目养神 bì mù yǎng shén

to relax with one's eyes closed

颐养天年 yí yǎng tiān nián

lit. to nurture one's years (idiom) / fig. to enjoy one's later years

颐养 yí yǎng

to nourish / to nurture / to strengthen

饲养业 sì yǎng yè

stock farming / animal husbandry

饲养员 sì yǎng yuán

zookeeper / stockman / breeder (of livestock, dogs or poultry etc)

饲养室 sì yǎng shì

Breeding room

饲养量 sì yǎng liàng

number of animals raised

饲养场 sì yǎng chǎng

farm / feed lot / dry lot

驯养 xùn yǎng

to domesticate / to raise and train