养
HSK 2

养 (yǎng): raise, rear, bring up

yǎng

raise, rear, bring up

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Pinyin

yǎng

HSK Level

Level 2

Characters

1

English Meaning

raise, rear, bring up

How to Write 养 (yǎng)

养 is written in 9 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

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Origin of 养

A phono-semantic compound: 儿 (child) carries the meaning, and 羊 hints at the pronunciation.

What 养 is Made Of

养 is built from 2 components:

羊sheep, goat
儿son, child

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Words Using 养

Common Chinese words that contain 养:

保养

bǎoyǎng

修养

xiūyǎng

养成

yǎngchéng

培养

péiyǎng

抚养

fǔyǎng

教养

jiàoyǎng

营养

yíngyǎng

饲养

sìyǎng

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