養

yǎng

raise, rear, bring up; support

How to write 養, stroke by stroke

to raise (animals); to bring up (children); to keep (pets); to support; to give birth

Pictophonetic: semantic 食 (food), phonetic 羊

Made of 羊 + 食

收養shōu yǎngto take in and care for (an elderly person, a dog etc); to adopt (a child); adoption
撫養fǔ yǎngto foster; to bring up; to raise
培養péi yǎngto cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)
養活yǎng huoto provide for; to keep (animals, a family etc); to raise animals; to feed and clothe; support; the necessities of life; to give birth
領養lǐng yǎngto adopt (a child, pet etc)
營養yíng yǎngnutrition; nourishment
養育yǎng yùto rear; to bring up; to nurture
教養jiào yǎngto educate; to bring up; to nurture; upbringing; breeding; culture
療養院liáo yǎng yuànsanatorium
養大yǎng dàto raise (a child or animal)
養老金yǎng lǎo jīnpension
寄養jì yǎngto place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc); to foster; to board out

他有一大家子要養。
tā yǒu yí dà jiā zǐ yào yǎng 。
He has a large family to support.
他要撫養一大家人。
tā yào fǔ yǎng yí dà jiā rén 。
He has a large family to support.
我養的貓昨天死了。
wǒ yǎng de māo zuó tiān sǐ le 。
My pet cat died yesterday.
他要養活一個大家庭。
tā yào yǎng huó yí gè dà jiā tíng 。
He had a large family to support.
我一直想養寵物。
wǒ yì zhí xiǎng yǎng chǒng wù 。
I've always wanted a pet.