yǎng

to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

Radical: 丷 HSK 2 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

养 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 养

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 养.

休养
xiū yǎng
供养
gōng yǎng
供养
gòng yǎng
保养
bǎo yǎng
修养
xiū yǎng
养伤
yǎng shāng
养兵
yǎng bīng
养分
yǎng fèn
养地
yǎng dì
养大
yǎng dà
养女
yǎng nǚ
养子
yǎng zǐ

Related characters (radical 丷)

Characters that share the radical .

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