饲 sì to raise animals
to raise animals; to feed
How to remember 饲: 饣 food + 司 department = to raise animals. Every morning the zoo's food truck arrives, and the new department head learns what it takes to raise animals.
Component breakdown
饲 = 饣 food + 司 department
- 饣 food
- 司 department
- 𠃌 blade
- 𠮛 piled up
Every morning the zoo's food truck arrives, and the new department head learns what it takes to raise animals.
How it is used
- To feed/raise animals: 饲养 (sìyǎng) to raise/rear (livestock, pets), 饲料 (sìliào) animal feed/fodder.
- 饲 is specifically for feeding animals - 饲养家禽 (sìyǎng jiāqín) to raise poultry; for feeding people use 喂/养.
- Note the reading sì, not cí. 喂 (wèi) is the physical act of feeding; 饲养 covers the whole rearing operation.