育 yù — nourish; to rear
父母把孩子养育成人。Fù mǔ bǎ hái zi yǎng yù chéng rén.Parents raise their children to adulthood.
Common words: 教育 (jiào yù)、体育 (tǐ yù)、体育馆 (tǐ yù guǎn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to rear"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to rear", including 育 (yù), 饲 (sì). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to rear" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 育 (yù), 饲 (sì) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yù, sì — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 育 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 育 yùnourish; to rearUseful words: 教育, 体育
- 饲 sìto raise; to rear; to feedUseful words: 饲养, 饲料
Common words for these 2 "to rear" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 育 (yù) — so "to rear" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to rear".
饲 sì — to raise; to rear; to feed
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.
Common words: 饲养 (sì yǎng)、饲料 (sì liào)、饲主 (sì zhǔ)
All 2 characters
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