CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yang3
- English meanings
- keep in good repair, keep, cultivate, cultivation, form, maintenance, foster, give birth to, convalesce, sustain, nourish, support, provide for, convalescence, grow, raise, maintain, acquire, rest, recuperate
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 羊; bottom 儿.
Meaning & sound clues
儿 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “child”.
羊 is identified as the sound component (yáng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 养.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
surname Yang
center; beg
illness; ailment
to raise
raise; spread
poplar; surname Yang
measure word (kinds)
disaster
oxygen (chemistry)
vast
ripple
to itch
seedling; sprout
baa
sun; yang
sun; yang
Example sentences
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Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 休养
- 保养
- 修养
- 养成
- 养殖
- 养活
- 养生
- 养老
- 养老金
- 养老院
- 喂养
- 培养
- 抚养
- 抚养费
- 收养
- 教养
- 疗养
- 素养
- 营养
- 赡养
- 领养
- 饲养