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养
養
yǎng
1. to raise (animals)
2. to bring up (children)
3. to keep (pets)
4. to support
5. to give birth
Very Common • Top 1%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

养
yǎng
to raise, to rear, to bring up; to support
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

休养
xiūyǎng
to recuperate
供养
gōngyǎng
to supply
供养
gòngyǎng
to make offerings (to the Gods)
保养
bǎoyǎng
to take good care of (or conserve) one's health
HSK 6
修养
xiūyǎng
accomplishment
HSK 6
包养
bāoyǎng
to provide for
哺养
bǔyǎng
feed
培养
péiyǎng
to cultivate
HSK 5
奉养
fèngyǎng
to look after (elderly parents)
家养
jiāyǎng
domestic (animals)
寄养
jìyǎng
to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc)
惯养
guànyǎng
to spoil
扶养
fúyǎng
to foster
抱养
bàoyǎng
adopt (a child)
抚养
fǔyǎng
to foster
HSK 6
收养
shōuyǎng
to adopt a child
放养
fàngyǎng
to breed (livestock, fish, crops etc)
教养
jiàoyǎng
to train
HSK 6
散养
sǎnyǎng
free-range raising (of poultry, cattle etc)
涵养
hányǎng
to conserve (e.g. water)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
759
Word Frequency Rank
1,016 of 84,292

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