養
Information about character(s)
Radical: 食Radical Strokes: 9
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 14
Simplified Form: 养
Pronunciation
Pinyin: yàng, yǎngCantonese: joeng5 joeng6
JapaneseKun: YASHINAU YASHINAI
JapaneseOn: YOU
Korean: YANG
Vietnamese: dưỡng
Dictionary definitions
Unicode: raise, rear, bring up; supportCE-Dict: to raise (animals)/to bring up (children)/to keep (pets)/to support/to give birth
Soothill: poṣa (पोष). Nourish, rear, support.
21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to raise; to keep; to grow
2.to provide for
3.adoptive or foster
4.to cultivate or acquire
5.to recuperate
朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: give birth to; cultivate; foster; maintain; provide for; support
懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: give birth to; cultivate; foster; maintain; provide for; support
說文解字 - Shuowen: 《食部》養 供養也。从食羊聲。
康熙字典文字版 【戌集下】【食字部】 養
〔古文〕䍩𢼝【廣韻】餘兩切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】以兩切,𠀤音痒。【玉篇】育也,畜也,長也。【易·頤卦】觀頤,觀其所養也。 又取也。【詩·周頌】於鑠王師,遵養時晦。【傳】養,取也。 又養養,憂貌。【詩·邶風】中心養養。【註】憂不定貌。 又【博雅】養,使也。【公羊傳·宣十二年】厮役扈養。【註】艾草爲防者曰厮,汲水漿者曰役,養馬者曰扈,炊烹者曰養。又【史記·儒林傳】兒寬常爲弟子都養。【註】都養,爲弟子造食也。 又姓。養由基,見【左傳·成十六年】。養奮,見【孝子傳】。 又與癢同。【荀子·正名篇】疾養凔熱,滑鈹輕重,以形體異。 又【廣韻】【正韻】餘亮切【集韻】弋亮切,𠀤音恙。【玉篇】供養也,下奉上也。【禮·月令】收祿秩之不當,供養之不宜者。【註】謂凡恩命濫賜膳服,侈僭踰制者。 【說文】本作養。【字彙】省作𩛬,附六畫,非。
考證:〔【詩·周頌】於爍王師,遵養時晦。〕 謹照原文於爍改於鑠。
Buddhism words and phrases nourish
CF-Dict: nourrir/entretenir/élever/se soigner
Han-De-Dict: aufziehen (u.E.) (V)