养 yǎng to raise
to raise; to keep; to cultivate; to recover
怎么记住“养”: 䒑 horns and bar + 夫 husband + 丿 slash + 丨 stick = to raise. A lamb with horns and a bar of fur follows the husband home, who draws a slash in the dirt with his stick and decides to raise it.
部件结构
养 = 䒑 horns and bar + 夫 husband + 丿 slash + 丨 stick
- 䒑 horns and bar
- 夫 husband
- 二 two
- 人 person
- 丿 slash
- 丨 stick
A lamb with horns and a bar of fur follows the husband home, who draws a slash in the dirt with his stick and decides to raise it.
用法
- To raise / keep a living thing - 养孩子 (yǎng háizi) raise children, 养狗 (yǎng gǒu) keep a dog, 养花 (yǎng huā) grow flowers.
- With habits/qualities it means cultivate over time: 养成习惯 (yǎngchéng xíguàn) form a habit, 培养 (péiyǎng) to nurture/train.
- Health sense = to rest and recover or maintain: 养病 (yǎng bìng) recuperate, 保养 (bǎoyǎng) maintain (a car, skin).
- 营养 (yíngyǎng) = nutrition, and 养老 (yǎnglǎo) = provide for one's old age (养老院 nursing home).
含“养”的词语
- 养成yǎngchéngcultivateHSK 4
- 培养péiyǎngto cultivateHSK 5
- 营养yíngyǎngnutritionHSK 5
- 养老yǎnglǎoto provide for the elderly (family members)HSK 6
- 养老院yǎnglǎoyuànnursing homeHSK 6
- 休养xiūyǎngto recuperateHSK 7
- 供养gōngyǎngto supplyHSK 7
- 保养bǎoyǎngto take good care of one's healthHSK 7
- 修养xiūyǎngaccomplishmentHSK 7
- 养活yǎnghuoto provide forHSK 7
- 养生yǎngshēngto maintain good healthHSK 7
- 养育yǎngyùto rearHSK 7
- 收养shōuyǎngto take in and care forHSK 7
- 教养jiàoyǎngto educateHSK 7
- 养殖yǎngzhíto raiseHSK 8
- 喂养wèiyǎngto feed (a child, domestic animal etc)HSK 8
- 抚养fǔyǎngto fosterHSK 8
- 疗养liáoyǎngto get wellHSK 9
- 素养sùyǎngaccomplishmentHSK 9
- 赡养shànyǎngto supportHSK 9
- 领养lǐngyǎngto adopt (a child, pet etc)HSK 9
- 饲养sìyǎngto raiseHSK 9
例句
- 别养成抽烟的习惯 Bié yǎngchéng chōuyān de xíguàn.Don’t get into the habit of smoking.
- 儿女有责任赡养父母。 Érnǚ yǒu zérèn shànyǎng fùmǔ.It's the duty of children to care for their parents.