Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to raise; to rear; to feed

Chinese: 喂养。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “si” becomes a different word in each tone. 饲 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 饲养sì yǎngto raise; to rear
  • 饲料sì liàofeed; fodder
  • 饲主sì zhǔpet owner
  • 饲育sì yùto rear (an animal)
  • 草饲cǎo sìgrass-fed

Example Sentence

农民每天定时给猪喂饲料。Nóng mín měi tiān dìng shí gěi zhū wèi sì liào.The farmer feeds the pigs at fixed times every day.

农民Nóng mínpeasant每天měi tiānevery day定时dìng shíto fix a timegěitozhūhogwèihello (when answering the 饲料sì liàofeed