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Character Decomposition
养=羊+儿
Etymology
child
Meanings
to raise (animals)
to bring up (children)
to keep (pets)
to support
to give birth
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Words with 养 577 total
to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment · to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment; to culture (kelp etc) · to release (a captive animal) into the wild放养fàng yǎngto look after (elderly parents) · Taiwan pr. fèngyàng奉养fèng yǎngto convalesce · to recuperate · to fully relax静养jìng yǎngdomestic (animals) · home reared家养jiā yǎngto foster · to bring up · to raise抚养fǔ yǎngto 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豢养huàn yǎngto cultivate (personal qualities) · (of forests etc) to support; to provide a suitable environment for the replenishment of (natural resources: groundwater, animals, plants etc)涵养hán yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture · upbringing; breeding; culture教养jiào yǎngto support sb with official pay禄养lù yǎngto abandon (a child, elderly family member, pet etc) · (literary) (of one's parents) to pass away弃养qì yǎng
Idioms with 养 83 total Chain
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